Pond v. National Mortgage & Debenture Co.

This action was brought in the District Court of Reno County, Kansas, by W'. M. Pond & Co., as plaintiffs, against Ephraim J. Lash, Robert H. Smith, the National Mortgage and Debenture Company, V. P. Caffry, Robt. H. Brouse and Handy Bros., as defendants, to foreclose a mechanic’s lien upon lot 5 in block 18 in Miller and Smith’s Addition to the city of Hutchinson, Kan. Handy Bros, filed their answer and cross-petition, claiming .a mechanic’s lien upon the same premises. All the other defendants defaulted. Judgment was rendered in favor of Pond & Co. and Handy Bros., decreeing them to *719be…