Lawn Manor Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hukvari

This appeal presents the single issue of whether a lien claimant who seeks to enforce a mechanic’s lien against the proceeds of a judicial sale is entitled to the contract price or is limited to enhancement value when the proceeds are sufficient to pay both the mortgagee and the lien claimant.

Plaintiff, Lawn Manor Savings and Loan Association, filed suit to foreclose a mortgage on certain property in Lake County, Illinois. Defendant, Des Plaines Lumber and Coal Company, Inc., filed a counterclaim for a mechanic’s lien for furnishing lumber supplies and carpentry materials for construction on…