Drexel v. Richards

This was a suit in equity by plaintiffs, as subcontractors, to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. From a decree refusing a lien plaintiffs appeal.

The defendants, R. L. Downing and J. J. Bartlett, in August, 1890, entered into a contract with the firm of Richards & Co. whereby the latter agreed to furnish all the materia] and perform all the labor and erect for Downing & Bartlett a brick and stone business block in the city of Kearney, for the agreed sum of $22,000. Richards & Co. thereupon sublet the cut stone and the stone work to plaintiffs, Drexel & Foil, for the stipulated price of $5,049.…