Sonner v. Mollohan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PORTER, J.:

In the spring of 1918, H. D. Mollohan began the erection of a dwelling house in Wichita to cost about $50,000. The appellant, P. J. Sonner, was employed to superintend the construction, purchase the material, hire the workmen, and he was to receive as his compensation ten per cent of the cost. Mollohan became financially embarrassed, and as a result the work was interrupted several times, and Sonner advanced some of the money to pay for material. In July, 1919, the carpenters left, the painters were about finishing their work, and Mollohan…