Bartholomew v. James

During the years 1921 and 1922 George C. James was in the possession of a tract of land near Bozeman under a contract to purchase the same from Y. J. Kuinders. In September, 1921, James employed the plaintiff to build a greenhouse upon the land. There was no definite contract; the plaintiff made an estimate of the cost, and it was arranged that the building should be constructed by day labor. In addition to the labor, plaintiff was to, and did, furnish material for the building which was incorporated therein. On June 9, 1922, plaintiff filed a lien to secure the sum of $317.90 for labor and…