White v. Watson

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

W. D. Watson, Jr., the appellee herein, filed a mechanic’s and laborer’s statutory lien under Article 5452, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 5452, *244upon the land of E. G. White, Jr., appellant herein, for labor and materials. Appellant filed suit to remove the lien to which appellee took issue and filed his cross action for alleged contract for personal services upon an oral contract of employment. In the alternative appellee sued appellant for a reasonable sum of money for the work, labor, services, and materials furnished appellant.

The trial court…