Bassen v. Monckton

In the Hannibal Court of Common Pleas the plaintiffs brought suit to recover $736.77, foi materials furnished by them to the defendant Sue M. Monckton, and used by her in constructing' a building on her lot in the city of Hannibal. The plaintiffs asked judgment in that amount, and enforcement of mechanic’s lien against the lot.

The defendants Sue M. Monckton and her husband, Charles J. Monckton, filed an answer denying the allegations of the petition, and for an affirmative defense alleged that the plaintiffs, Bassen, Treat, Weber and Ruoff, during all the times mentioned in the petition, were…