Marsala v. Gulf Shores Building Supply, Inc.

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Defendants appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiff after suit on account. Defendants entered into a written contract with contractor Maynard whereby Maynard was to furnish materials and construct a beach house according to plans and specifications for defendants in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Plaintiff is a building supply firm in Gulf Shores.

In March or early April of 1977, defendants inquired of officers of plaintiff as to their knowledge of Maynard as a contractor in Gulf Shores. They were informed that Maynard had been building for about a year and had purchased…