Diamond Swimming Pool Co. v. Broome

Littlejohn, Justice.

This is an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien.

Diamond Swimming Pool Company, the plaintiff herein, entered into a written contract with the defendant Eugene M. Broome setting forth certain dimensions and specifications for the construction of a swimming pool and patio in consideration of the sum of $3,000 paid in cash and a balance *381of $4,975 due upon completion of construction. According to the plaintiff, the contract signed was the result of a redrafting of an earlier proposed contract which dealt with a larger pool at a higher price.

At the time construction commenced,…