Mantel v. Mitchell

Appellees sued appellant to recover the sum of $873, alleged to be due them on a parol contract to construct certain houses which were built by appellees according to the terms of the original contract, together with changes made from time to time while the houses were being constructed. Foreclosure of a contractor’s lien was sought. Appellant admitted making the contract by which he bound himself to pay the sum of $3,225, for the erection of the houses and had paid on such contract the sum of $2,835, and pleaded in offset the elimination of certain specifications which decreased the contract…