Cutting v. Bullerdick

ORR, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to a written contract entered into between one Russell W. Smith and appellant, Audrey Cutting, the said Russell W. Smith erected a house on a lot situate in Anchorage, Alaska. In the contract Audrey Cutting was designated the owner of the lot. Smith built the house but became involved in financial difficulties and as a result was unable to pay the laborers and materialmen furnishing labor and supplies. Liens were filed against the property pursuant to the provisions of 1 Alaska Compiled Laws, Annotated, § 26-1-5 (1949), and in due time suit was instituted for the…