George Parks & Co. v. Howard Hotel Realty Co.

The plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendant, for the construction of' two additional stories upon a certain hotel. We have to do on this appeal with the consideration of two paragraphs only, in the contract entered into between the parties. These were as follows’(1) “Witnesseth, Said contractor agrees to act as the owner's agent in the purchase, inspection, erection and supervision of all labor employed and materials purchased in the building of two additional stories upon and the remodeling of the Howard Hotel at 304-306 Nebraska St., Sioux City, Iowa, all to be done…