Flournoy v. Robinson-Slagle Lumber Co.

In 1927 plaintiff purchased a residence in Shreveport, La. In the same year she entered into a contract with F. H. Tolle to repair and make changes in the residence for a consideration of some $1,200, the contractor to furnish the material and the labor. The work was completed during the first days of August, 1927, and on August 6, 1927, plaintiff made final settlement with the contractor. The contract was not recorded in the mortgage records, nor did the contractor furnish bond, and consequently no bond was recorded with the contract in the mortgage office.

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