Columbia Lumber Co. v. Bush

Plaintiff instituted this action to foreclose a materialman’s lien on defendants’ property in Seattle, King county, Washington. The complaint alleged that, at the oral request of defendant C. W. Bush, plaintiff furnished from March 20, 1939, to December 4, 1939, building materials to be used in the construction of a dwelling and garage; that the «agreed value of the materials was $1,909.26, of which $320.41 had been paid, leaving due and owing a balance of $1,-588.85; and that plaintiff filed its lien February 14,1940.

In their answer and cross-complaint, defendants denied both the existence…