Decatur Cornice & Roofing Co. v. Caldwell Bros.

This litigation grows out of the construction some years ago of the courthouse for the parish of Ouachita. Plaintiff, as a material-man, is suing to recover a balance alleged to be due it by the contractors and for the recognition of its alleged lien against the building and the square of ground on which it stands. The defendants are the contractors, Caldwell Bros., a partnership, the individuals members thereof, and" the parish of Ouachita. After pleas to the jurisdiction and of. prescription filed by the contractors were overruled, all the defendants joined issue on the merits, the ensuing…