Hays v. Pigg

This is a suit brought by a contractor against the owners for foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien covering the cost of erection of a prefabricated modular home. The trial judge rendered judgment for $18,-551.83, which he found to be the unpaid balance due, plus $1,000 as attorney fees, and foreclosed the lien in that amount. Defendants appealed.

The principal dispute concerns the nature of the parties’ agreement. Plaintiff claims the contract was for the reasonable value of the labor and materials. Defendants contend plaintiff was to construct the home for $21,500 or less.

The contractor helped…