Peters v. Halligan

The defendants Halligan appeal from a judgment of the district court foreclosing a mechanic’s lien for labor and materials in the sum of $1,576.82 furnished in the construction of a basement on defendants’ property.

In his petition plaintiff alleges that he was employed to construct and furnish the material for a basement on the defendants’ premises and that the fair and reasonable value of the labor and material charges was in the sum of $1,576.82. Defendants, in an answer and cross-petition, allege that the plaintiff did perform work and labor on their premises under an oral contract; that…