Coovert v. Ingwersen

This is an appeal in an action to foreclose a hen upon a dwelling-house property belonging to a husband and wife, both of whom were well along in years and in bad health, when, on December 4, 1947, they gave the plaintiffs an order to install a heating system in their home for the sum of $770, plus sales tax of $23.10, that is, in the aggregate, $793.10. In addition, the plaintiffs were entitled to retain, as a part of the purchase price, the old burner which they removed in order to install the new equipment. The plain tiffs began the installation of the heating unit on the day the order was…