Horr v. Slavik

Assuming that a contract was made in December, 1886, between Slavik and Horr, by the terms of which the former agreed to perform certain work, and furnish materials, in the erection of buildings of the latter then in process of construction, still we think Slavik's petition for mechanic’s lien can not be maintained, but that he is confined to an action for damages for breach of the contract. There is no denial of the fact that before any work was done on the building by Slavik, and before any of the materials which he claims to have agreed to furnish were delivered at the premises, he was…