McMahon v. Tenth Ward School-Officers

By the Court.—Daly, F. J.

—This was an action brought to enforce a lien which the plaintiff claimed to have for work, labor, and materials, furnished towards the erection of a public schoolhouse in the tenth ward of this city. The work, whichconsisted of painting, was done by the plaintiff in pursuance of a contract entered into by the school-officers- of the tenth *130ward with the defendant Collins, who contracted to erect the building, which contract was approved by the Board of Education. After the work was finished, the plaintiff caused a notice of lien to be filed with the county clerk, in…