Hege v. Newsom

— The appellee, Nathan H. Newsom, was the owner of a farm in Bartholomew county where he lived with his family, which included his son, Paul.

On the farm was an old unoccupied house in which it was agreed the son should live as he was about to be married and was desirous of establishing a home for himself. The house was in need of repairs. The son, Paul, employed the appellants to make the repairs and at the time in question had, as appellees say in their brief, performed the contract to the extent of $978, but had not yet finished their work. The father, Nathan H. Newsom, had contracted with…