Jackson v. Cope

WADE, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment in favor of the Jacksons in an action commenced by them for damages caused by the Copes, a partnership doing business as The Cope Brothers Lumber Co., negligently signing a blank lien waiver for $700 and delivering it to the contractor building a home for the Jacksons and thereby enabling the contractor to obtain that sum from them. The loss resulted from the bankruptcy of one Holmes who was a building contractor for the Jacksons and others and who was indebted to the Cope Brothers Lumber Co. for materials furnished him.

At the pre-trial it was admitted…