Chandler v. Hale

The plaintiffs sued the defendant Hale for breach of contract. The first count in this action alleged that the defendant Hale entered into a contract with the plaintiffs to erect a dwelling at a stipulated price, that Hale did not complete the dwelling and that eventually the plaintiffs terminated Hale as contractor with resulting damages. This count has not yet been litigated to completion.

In a second count the allegations of the first count were incorporated and it was alleged further that Hale claimed to be insolvent save for his interest in a testamentary trust established under the will…