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Show Poge 2 Sugar House, Utah Thursday February 20, 1953 INDEPENDENT , WEEKS NESWS RETIRING SOVIET AMBASSADOR Zo-roub-in, right, and W. S. B. lacy. As-sistant State Secre-tary after signing an agreement for broad range oj cultural ex-changes between the U. S. and Russia. DR. WERNHER VON j BRAUN, German-- j born designer of the j U.S. earth satellite, j smiles triumphantly ; following the sue- - j cessful launching of the "Explorer," MANY CHILDREN abroad are America's first sate!-li-t. becoming acquainted with America's favorite dolls, Ginny, Ginnette and Jill as Jennie H. Graves (right) creator of the dolls presented $50,-00- 0 worth of dolls and accessories to Save the Children Federation for distri- - , button through Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (center) and Faith Baldwin, famed nov- - A elist. i'i r ? ' l - s viwv.i. Wisv v - .v.. r f; " j T A iV?' Vc J ' f'"'7v 'i' , V-- i . - t, - - x" v. j v N ' ' ( - ' 1 v . 1 i , " . Sj - ' . ; : ; ' - - v j - LOVELY LEGS are vital to TV star Marian McDonough, who stands for hours before cameras. Johnson & Johnson's new Elastic Stockings give Marian needed support and are so sheer and attractive they actually enhance leg beauty. VIRGINIA MAYO, starring in Warner Bros.' "Fort Dobbs," wears this white tulle dance gown. The long-tors- o waist is of white lace in silver. ' 1 by Richard J. Maughan, B.S., L.L.B. A creditor Is worse than a master; for a master owns only jour person, a creditor owns your dignity, and can belabor that. Victor Hugo 1802-188- 5) PERSONAL LIABILITY This is an aspect of our daily existance which we all hope to avoid . . . especially when such liability reach-es into our pockets for sat-isfaction. In most cases it is like paying for the proverbial "dead horse." And in most cases the first thought is, "I I'PWUJJIIB.p..lBMiaP.IIII Vi- - . , - . ! gality for some years to come. NOW, IF THE STORY AL-WAYS ENDED THERE, THERE WOULD BE NO REA-SON FOR THE STATUTE I AM GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN A MOMENT, (BUT IT DOESN'T). This is the way our little story ends; and this ending is not an infrequent one. One day one of the artisans who had worked on the addition to the house, knocks on homeowner's door and makes a claim for, let us say $186.00. Homeowner wants to know why, and the ar-is- an says it is because the con-tractor did not pay him for the work he did. CAN THE ARTISAN RECOVER FROM II03IEOWXER? Assuming that the artisan's claim for wages is valid, and that the contractor didn't pay him as was promised, the artisan can move directly against Mr. Homeowner and collect his wages and this is so irrespect-ive of the fact that Homeowner has already paid his contractor a price which was supposed to take care of all charges attribut-able to the new addition to the home. didn't mean to Maughan do this" or "That isn't what I intended," or, "I should have known what I was doing." Right!' One should know what one is doing. An area of the law wherein personal liability frequently at-tached without warning, is that Which concerns private building contracts. THE PRIVATE BUILDING OR IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT The situation which produces this particular type of liability arises when one enters into a contract for the contraction of a building, an addition to it, its alteration, or its repair. The term building is here used in its generic sense, i.e., any build-ing or structure. When one is ready to engage a contractor to do the job for him. Let us as-sume it is an addition to his house. When the contract is signed Mr. Homeowner obligates him-self to pay the contractor a specified and agreed price for the finished work. Now, let us assume that the finished work will (as it often does) require the services of more than one building artisan each of the building artisans using the par-ticular materials which are a part of their skill. These arti-sans may not be employees of the contractor in the usual sense, but workmen of another stripe, viz., sub-contracto- rs. They look directly to the contractor for their money, and as we all know they do not work for nothing. In addition, the building mate-rials which go to make Mr. Homeowner's addition look as he wants it to also, have to be paid for, and under his con-tract Mr. Homeowner expects his contractor to pay for them. At last the job is finished Homeowner is satisfied with it, and the contractor presents his bill. Out come the savings, the contractor is paid in full, and Homeowner settles down to ap-preciate the results of his fru- - WHAT COULD HOMEOWNER HAVE DONE? He could have required a performance bond from his contractor a bond which would conditioned for the faith-ful performance of the contract. In other words, the bond which the contractor could have made to secure would have protected Homeowner from demands such as the one which the artisan made upon him. THE UTAH STATUTE There is a statute in the state of Utah which is designed to prevent the unpleasant liability which Mr. Homeowner incurred. When the contract price is of a certain amount it is mandatory that one entering into a contract for the con-struction, alteration, repair, or addition to any building or structure, or certain improve-ments upon land secure from the contractor a bond for the faithful performance of his con-tract. One who fails to require such a bond of his contractor becomes personally liable for labor and materials furnished, in the event of default by the con-tractor. TWO PEFENSES There are two defenses against the incurrance of per-sonal liability of this kind. the advise and counsel of your attorney, and the reliability and financial responsibility of your contractor. IN ALL THINGS LEGAL, SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL NOTICE S U M M ON S ; Civil No. 115189 In the Third Judicial District Court in and for County of Salt Lake, State of Utah - PEARL ANN CHANET Plaintiff Vi. BENJAMIN HARLEY CHANET Defendant THE STATE OF UTAH TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: - You are hereby summoned,, and required to gerve upon Dean . W. Sheffield, Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is 415 Ness Build-ing, Salt Lake City, Utah, an answer to the complaint within 20 days after service of this summons upon you. If you fall so to do, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in said com-plaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court, and a copy of which is hereto annexed and hereby served upon you. This is an action for divorce. Dated January 28, 1958. ' ' DEAN W. SHEFFIELD Attorney for Plaintiff :" 415 Ness Buildinr . Salt Lake City, Utah NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT Of ; THE THIRD JUDICIAL DIST, IN AND FOR SALT LAJEUS COUNTY, UTAH . . SUMMONI No. 115183 MARIE G. PINKERTON, ' Plaintiff, . vi. DONALD EDWIN PINKERTON, Sr., . Defe&daat. .... ; THE STATE OF UTAH TO ' THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANT: You are hereby summoned j and required to cerve upon Dean ; W. Sheffield, Plaintiffs attorney, ; whose address is 415 Ness Biuld-.- .. ing, Salt Lake City. Utah, an ; answer to the complaint wlthla ; 20 days after service of this summons upon you. If you fail so to do, judgment by default j will be taken against you . for the relief demanded In said com-- ( plaint, which'has been filed with j the clerk of said court. - This is an action for dlvorcev j 1 ' Dated January 24, 1957 DEAN W. SHEFFIELD j Attorney for Plaintiff j 415 Ness Building Salt Lake City. Utah Pub. in S. E. Independent Jan. 30th - Feb, 8-- 18 & 20, 1&5S What clean, refreshing shaves you get with a . light matched to o 1 recuiar7 your face u PPWeach I i with i Dispenser and f i XP Styrene case L See Skating For FUN and Health HYGESA Iceland IN5-861- 1 12th East, 21st South For Schedule DIAL: Olfah tfaEies a beating! World overproduction, cheaply produced foreign imports and reduced demand have driven metal prices down. As a result, the value of Utah's mineral production dropped from $374,696,000 in 1956 to $300,683,000 in 1957 - a loss of $70,013,000. Employment, payrolls and tax pay-ments are down threatening Utah's prosperity. Every .Utahn should demand a policy of American products for Americans. U7AH MINING ASSOCIATION "From the earth comes on abundant life for all" , SOUTH EAST INDEPENDENT 2020 South Main Dial Hu 81 The South East Independent is entered as Second Class ? Matter, March 1, 1948, in Salt.. , Lake City Post Office under the ac of March S, 1879. It Is published each Thursday morn-- ing. j The South East Independent Is : published by. the News, Bulletin, j , Publishing: Co. ; Main, Salt Lake City. Utah. Subscaiption rates are 83.00 per year by mail or ten cents T the single copy. .". T. Send all mail to box 188 Sugar House Station, zone 6. : Publisher Clair Klnf. Editor ' Emma D. King NATIONAL IDITOtlAl |