Zaltman v. Daris

The plaintiff, a contractor engaged in the construction of houses, alleges in his bill that he entered into an agreement on or about June 22, 1948, with the defendants David J. Daris and his wife Doris F. Daris, hereinafter called the defendants, 1 for the construction of a house for them upon land owned by him; that he proceeded with the work of construction; and that he received from the defendants advances of $2,500 and $1,400, respectively, for materials furnished and labor supplied in the construction for which he gave David J. Daris his promissory note for $3,900, as a receipt or…