Hilton v. Construction Co.

This is a suit in the nature of an equitable garnishment against the Universal Construction Company and the City of St. Louis for materials sold to a sub-contractor of a prime contractor for public work. The suit was instituted in behalf of the Hunkins-Wilkins Lime Cement Company and R.L. Hilton, alleging that the city entered into a contract with the defendant Universal Construction Company for the construction of a public sewer, which contract provided that the city should pay for same on monthly estimates of the amount of work performed and should retain 15 per cent until the completion of…