May, Purington & Bonner Brick Co. v. General Engineering Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by appellant, against appellee and Maria W. Sweeney, for a mechanic’s lien.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by appellant, against appellee and Maria W. Sweeney, for a mechanic’s lien. The original bill set up a verbal contract between appellant and appellees, February 21, 1893, for the furnishing of brick by the former to the latter for the erection of a building on certain premises described in the bill; that in pursuance of the contract appellant commenced immediately to furnish brick, and continued so to…
1Per curiam
The Appellate Court, in disposing of the case, delivered the following opinion:
“Section 4 of the act of 1874, in relation to liens, as amended by the act of 1887, in force when the alleged contract was made, provides: ‘Every creditor or contractor who wishes to avail himself of the provisions of this act shall file with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the building, erection or other improvement to be charged with the lien is situated, a just and true statement of account or demand due him, after allowing all credits, setting forth the times when such material was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Campbell v. JacobsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- McDonald v. RosengartenIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Cook v. HealdIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Von Tobel v. OstranderIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hot Springs Plumbing & Heating Co. v. WallaceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
- Provost v. ShirkIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Bayes v. IsenbergIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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