A. Hall Terra Cotta Co. v. Doyle

—This appeal must be dismissed inasmuch as the amount in controversy is less than $500. The complaint was, in form, for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien, filed against the defendant’s property. The plaintiff alleged the making of a contract, under which he was to furnish to the defendant certain terra cotta building materials of the value of $1,250; and that there was a balance due to him, under the contract, of $652. The answer put in issue the contract price, alleging that the plaintiff agreed to furnish the *244materials for the sum of $1,000, and that defendant agreed to pay “ something…