Hagman

This is an action to foreclose a lien for work and materials used in painting a house erected for the defendant Ellen L. Williams.

The complaint states that the defendants are husband and wife; that Mrs. Williams owned a lot of land, and on a day named entered into a contract with certain builders to furnish all the materials and labor and erect for her a dwelling-house on the lot; that the contractors commenced the construction of the house, and after-wards made a contract with the plaintiff and one Anderson, under and by which they were to furnish the materials and perform the labor of painting the house, and were to be paid therefor the sum of $155; that upon the making of this contract Mrs. Williams promised and agreed with the painters that she herself would pay and guarantee payment of the sum of money to become due them under their contract, and would also pay them any and all further sums which might become due them for extra work on the house; that the painters entered upon the performance of their contract and fully performed and complied with all the conditions of the same, and at the request of Mrs. Williams furnished materials and did extra work of the value of $26;…