Jewell v. Paron

The bill in this case was filed to enforce a lien for materials furnished to the defendant Vilmur, and used in the construction of a building upon lands owned by the defendant Paron. The work was performed under a written contract, which did not in terms fix any time in which the building was to be completed. This gave rise to some misunderstanding, and an attempt was made to supplement the agreement later by fixing a time; but as Vilmur had given a bond for the faithful performance of his contract, and as he failed to procure the consent of the bondsmen, no change was in fact made.

The…