Better Homes Co. v. Hildebrand Hardware Co.

This action was instituted by the Hildebrand Hardware Company, a corporation, to secure a personal judgment against appellees George F. Bennett and Peoples Trust and Savings Company, trustee, in the sum of $500; and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien against the real estate described in the complaint and owned by the appellant Better Homes Company, a corporation. Other parties, now appellees, were made defendants, as holders of liens or mortgages against the real estate. Before trial, the Hildebrand Hardware Company became insolvent and was declared a bankrupt. The First National Bank of Fort…