Brandon v. Claxton

Plaintiffs in error and defendants in error will be referred to as plaintiffs and defendants, respectively. Plaintiffs, as assignees of the Puller Construction Company, sued O. G. Claxton for debt on a paving certificate issued by the city of Dallas to the Construction Company as contractor for street improvement, and to foreclose, as to all defendants, the lien authorized by the charter of the city, also a mechanic’s lien given by Claxton and wife to the contractor for the improvement. Foreclosure was sought against Claxton, as maker of the mechanic’s lien contract and as owner, at the time…