Farmer v. Johns-McBride Engineering Service

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

The appeal is from a decree of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, in Equity.

The appellees instituted the proceeding to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s and materialman’s lien on a building and lands described in the bill of complaint. Title 33, § 37 et seq., 'Code 1940. The amount secured by the lien was alleged to be $600.

The answer of appellant sought to offset or reduce the amount claimed to be due, on the ground that the workmanship of appellees was not up to standard practices with regard to such work and that he had been damaged as a result thereof.

The…