Bennett v. Downard

TUCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiffs commenced these proceedings seeking to recover for glass and other materials supplied to Downard, a contractor, which he used in the construction of a restaurant on the property owned by the defendants Johnson and Clark. Downard cross-complained for an amount equivalent to any judgment granted against him in favor of the plaintiffs and for a balance due on the contruction contract. From an adverse verdict and judgment entered in the court below the defendants Johnson and Clark appeal.

The Johnsons and Clarks were the owners of a tract of unimproved land in South…