Ambrose & Co. v. Hutchison

RENFRO, Justice.

In a trial before the court the plaintiffs C. O. Hutchison and L. E. Nolley were awarded a money judgment against the defendant Ambrose & Co., Inc., and foreclosure of a constitutional lien upon certain described property against Ambrose & Co., Inc., and Eagle Mountain Holdings, Inc. Both defendants appealed.

The controversy arose out of the construction, under a written contract between plaintiffs and Ambrose & Co., Inc., of a pier at Eagle Mountain Lake.

The defendants took the position that the pier was not an “article” or “building” within the meaning of the Constitution.

It…