Kitchel v. Acree

In this action on a building contract, plaintiffs and cross-defendants (hereinafter called appellants) appeal from a judgment, after a nonjury trial, which with one minor exception denies them recovery on their complaint and' awards defendants • and cross-complainants (hereinafter called respondents) the sum of $1,750 on their cross-complaint together with costs of suit and other relief.

Appellants, who are building contractors, entered into a contract- with respondents to construct a house on respondents’ real property. On November 25, 1959, appellants filed a complaint for foreclosure,…