Lane-Moore Lumber Co. v. Kloppenburg

This is an equitable action originally to foreclose a lien growing out of material furnished said John D. Kloppenburg, Jr., by the Lane-Moore Lumber Company, appellee, t° build a house on a lot in Hartley, Iowa. George T. Byer, A. H. Guenther, O. E. Horst, Leach & Thompson Company, and Herman D. Stoterau intervened, asserting other liens on said property for material supplied or labor performed in said construction. Appellant, in answer, claimed ownership of the real estate, denied that he directly or indirectly contracted the indebtedness, and for further defense alleged that, previous to…