McCleave v. John J. Flanagan Co.

The complaint is in two counts, the first being for the claimed breach of contracts to erect two houses for the plaintiff, alleging that after performing part of the work, the defendant abandoned them, and the second for breach of a contract to remodel the plaintiff’s dwelling-house, alleging that after performance of part of the work, the defendant abandoned it, both breaches causing the plaintiff great loss. There was a general denial and then two special defenses: (1) that the defendant had previously brought three actions to foreclose mechanics’ liens based on these same contracts; that…