Bayard v. McGraw

Defendants in error, as partners, filed their petition for a mechanic’s lien, setting forth a verbal contract made by them in July, 1815, with Samuel S. Hayes, the owner of the premises, whereby they were to make the necessary excavations, build the foundation and basement walls, lay the brick and set the cut stone in the superstructure, and furnish all the material and do all the work for the lathing and plastering of six dwelling houses in one block on sub-lots described, at prices specified; and also to furnish the material and do the work for the lathing and plastering of two other and…