Leffers v. Hayes

G-. H. Letters, a building contractor, brought suit in ,the circuit court of Woodford county against W. D. Hayes, to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s lien on premises owned by the defendant. The complaint was based on a written contract between the parties, dated September 22, 1934, for the construction of a dwelling house in the City of Minonk at the price of $5,902.34, plus extras, and alleged completion of the contract on October 29, 1935, and a balance of $1,481.52 to be due and unpaid, including extras furnished.

The defendant answered, admitting the written contract, denying…