Mooney v. Newbern

Plaintiff was a subcontractor with defendant Newbern, principal contractor, on a house of the other defendant Dolson. We do not discover from the state of the case whether plaintiff’s contract with Newbern was in writing; probably it was not, as there is a dispute on the evidence whether the contract price was $530 or $535, a question which is immaterial because the action was in the District Court and the excess over $500 was waived as required by the statute. The contract of Dolson with Newbern was apparently in writing, and fil'd. After the plaintiff was about half through the work on his…