King v. Hankins

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Panola County. Thomas L. King, appellant, sued to cancel a notice of construction lien filed by Bewel and Burton Hankins, doing business as Hankins Lumber Company (hereinafter called Han-kins), and a lien asserted by the Bank of Sardis. The chancery court cancelled these claims, but on cross-bills awarded Hankins and the bank personal judgments against King.

In 1963, Bob Bowden by an oral contract agreed to build a house for King on the latter’s property. It was to be a “lock and key” job. Bowden, doing business…