C. B. Coles & Son Co. v. Lothridge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

This is an action brought upon a mechanics’ lien against the United- States Engineering Compaq, builders, and Lothridge, owner, for materials furnished in the erection of a house belonging to Lothridge. Before the commencement of the building a contract for its erection was *407entered into between the company and Lothridge, and was regularly filed. The price to be paid to the engineering company, as fixed by the contract, was $4,600. The first payment was to he one-third of the total amount, and was due when the concrete walls were…