King v. Rutledge

Wyatt, Justice.

1. Without deciding whether or not the plaintiffs in the court below could amend their petition as is here attempted, we find that the petition does not set out a cause of action for any of the relief sought. Count one of the petition as amended seeks to recover a general judgment against all the defendants for the sum alleged to be due. The petition alleges that the defendant Joe Fossett, a contractor, was employed by the defendants Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge to make improvements and repairs to described property belonging to them, and that the defendant Joe Fossett bought…