Brown v. Majors

CRAMER, Justice.

Appellants J. J. Brown and wife, as owners, and E. L. Browning, as contractor, on January 18, 1950' executed a mechanic’s lien contract wherein the contractor agreed to furnish all labor and material necessary to erect certain improvements covered by such building contract for a consideration of $13,000. The contractor made various subcontracts in connection with the work, one being with appellee Majors for the painting work, the price of which was to be $637.50. The owners on May 3, 1950 had paid the contractor $9,750 on the $13,000 consideration, and the contractor had paid…