Hemingway v. Skinner Engineering Co.

The plaintiff, Joseph M. Hemingway, d/b/a Hemingway Engineering, a distributor of smokestacks and smoke abaters, brought this suit against the defendant, Skinner Engineering Company, a corporation, to recover the sum of $7,811 for services and materials furnished to the defendant on two individual job sites. The complaint alleged:

“1. That on or about August 13, 1965 the plaintiff was engaged in the business of building material and related products.

“2. That on or about the before-mentioned date and on days both prior and subsequent thereto, the plaintiff at the instance and request of the…