3-W Lumber Co. v. Housing Authority

Steele Hays, Justice.

3-W Lumber Company, Inc., brought suit against the Housing Authority of the City of Batesville seeking a judgment of $23,047.72 for improvements constructed on property belonging to the Housing Authority. The United States of America, a'cting through the Farmers Home Administration, was made a party defendant because it held a first mortgage on the property. The complaint prayed for judgment, interest, and for a materialmen’s lien upon the property of the Housing Authority.

The Housing Authority filed a counterclaim for $22,032.00 for failure to perform the contract in…