Hancock v. Clark

This is an action to recover for the construction of a house under a builder’s contract. Plaintiff had judgment against one of the defendants and that defendant appeals.

[1] One question presented by the ease is whether the complaint states facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. At the trial the defendants moved for a judgment on the pleadings on the ground that it did not, and the motion was denied. The alleged defect in the complaint lies in the failure of respondent to plead in full the contract upon which he relies for a recovery of the amount due him for building the house, the…