Houk v. Galleciez

This action was commenced by defendants in error to recover for labor performed and material furnished in connection with the plumbing, installed in a building belonging to plaintiffs in error. The parties will be hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs and defendants as they appeared in the trial court.

Defendants complain of the action of the trial court in forcing them to trial on May 5th, in the absence of T. L. Brown, a member of the firm of Kirkpatrick & Brown, who was the principal attorney representing the defendants, and also in the absence of the witnesses for the defendants, who had…