Herring v. Herring

Defendant in error sued plaintiffs in error on a written contract and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on a certain house and lot for the sum of $497.93. Plaintiffs in error, although duly cited, did not answer, and judgment by default was rendered against them for said sum and a foreclosure of the mechanic’s lien. Plaintiffs in error sued out a writ of error, and the case is here for review.

From the agreed statement of facts found in the record it appears that on the trial of the case the only evidence introduced and upon which a judgment was based is the written contract sued on, which is as…