CARLSON v. MAUGHMER

No. 53499.

168 N.W.2d 802 (1969)

Carl H. CARLSON and Mack Hyndman, d/b/a Carlson-Hyndman Construction Company, Appellants, v. Norman E. MAUGHMER and Bette T. Maughmer, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pendleton & Pendleton, Storm Lake, and Maher, Meloy & Hankens, Cherokee, for appellants.

Herrick, Ary & Cook, Cherokee, for appellees.


GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

This is an action in equity by Carlson and Hyndman, carpenters, to establish and foreclose a mechanic's lien for $3343.11 against a dwelling they built under an oral contract for defendants Maughmer and wife in Cherokee. The principal controversy is whether it was agreed at the outset the total cost of the home exclusive of the lot would not exceed $24,326.96, the figure plaintiffs submitted to...

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