Garrison Grain & Lumber Co. v. Farmers Mercantile Co.

I. The plaintiff, the Garrison Company, and the several defendants and cross-petitioners, filed a number of sworn statements as subcontractors for mechanics’ liens for alleged unpaid labor and material furnished to the principal contractor. These claims aggregate $2,260.15, or $1,165.69 in excess of the amount left in the hands of the owner, appellant, Farmers Mercantile Company. The principal contractor made default. The owner tendered into court the balance in its hands due the contractor, and asked that same be distributed among the several claimants as the court might see fit, praying…