Hammond v. Knievel

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien.

The action was brought in the district court for Silver Bow County by the plaintiff-respondent, Hammond-Everly Engineering Co., hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against Ignatius J. Knievel, hereinafter referred to as defendant, and Emma Frances Knievel, his wife.

In 1956, Emma Frances Knievel was the owner of property situated at 112 Galena Street, Butte, Montana, and also the lot adjacent thereto. At that time,…