54 Tex. 218 | Tex. | 1881
The appellant, Sens, employed Ernest and William Hernze to construct for him a building on a lot in the city of Houston. These latter parties engaged John W. Trentune to furnish material and do the masonry work. And he employed appellee, House, to haul twenty-seven loads of brick to the building; which appellee alleges were used in its construction. For the work and labor of appellee, in and about this employment, which was of the value of §27.75, he brought suit in the district court of Harris county against all of said parties, claiming a personal judgment for his debt and for foreclosure of mechanic’s hen, etc.
The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
Reversed and remanded.
[Opinion delivered January 18, 1881.]