Charlton v. Bailey

This is a proceeding by rule, instituted by the plaintiff, Mrs. Julia T. Charlton, against W.L. Bailey, a contractor, and his assignee, Central Lumber Co., Inc., the purpose of which is to have the said contractor's lien inscribed against a certain lot of ground in the City of Baton Rouge, which she alleges belongs to her in fee, in her separate right, cancelled and erased from the mortgage records of the Parish of East Baton Rouge.

After making the allegation regarding her ownership of the property, plaintiff avers that on March 24, 1941, she employed W.L. Bailey to construct a house and…