Capitol Electric Co. v. Campbell

COWLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff (appellant) brought this action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for electrical equipment furnished and work done on property owned by defendant (respondent). From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff furnished the electrical equipment and did the work at the instance and request of David J. Campbell, defendant’s husband, and sought to hold the defendant responsible and to have and foreclose a lien on her property on the theory that David J. Campbell was the agent of his wife.

The trial court found that plaintiff sold the material and did the…