Stephenson v. Ballard

Action by the appellees against the appellants, husband and wife, for work and labor and materials furnished, and to enforce a mechanic’s lien therefor against the separate real estate of the wife. The complaint, after the introductory part, is as follows:

“ James B. Ballard and Harvey B. Darnall, plaintiffs, complain of Samuel S. Stephenson and Mary Stephenson, defendants, and say, that on or about the 15th day of March, 1873, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with the defendant Mary *177Stephenson for the furnishing of materials and the erection of a frame dwelling-house on lot No. eight…