Lee v. Hassett

The defendant, who was the owner of certain realty-in the city of St. Louis, began the erection of four-houses thereon. The property was heavily encumbered by prior mortgage, when the buildings were commenced, and the contractors, learning of this fact, refused to. *68proceed with the work. The plaintiffs had a contract with -the defendant for plastering these four houses for an aggregate price of nine hundred and eighty-three dollars, but they had not begun to do any work under said contract prior to July 21, 1888. This being the condition of things, the plaintiffs, as well as the .other…