Hunt Developers, Inc. v. Western Steel Company

OPINION

NYE, Justice.

Appellee Western Steel Company sued Hunt Developers, Inc., the owner of certain properties, and contractor Gerald DeGough, d/b/a G & G Construction Company on an open account to establish and foreclose a statutory materialman’s lien. Trial was to the court without the aid of a jury and resulted in a judgment against the contractor and owner of the properties.

The court entered an interlocutory default judgment against DeGough, contractor, for the amount of the open account ($2,499.36) plus $600.00 attorneys’ fees, and subsequently made such judgment final. Final judgment…