Hopper-Mcallister Corp. v. Pelham

This suit was filed to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Defendants owned a lot on Calvert avenue, and were desirous of erecting thereon a two-family flat. They employed plaintiff as their contractor. They exhibited to plaintiff a sketch of the kind of flat they wanted, and, after examining together some flats which he had erected, he estimated such a flat as they desired would cost $17,000. Defendants made a written contract with plaintiff to employ the labor, purchase the materials, and supervise the job, and agreed to allow him a fee of $2,100 for his services. The work was begun in May, 1922,…