Water Products Co. of Illinois, Inc. v. Gabel

In this case, the defendants, who are the owners of a portion of the real estate parcels alleged to be subject to plaintiff’s blanket mechanic’s lien, appeal from the trial court’s ruling that plaintiff has a valid mechanic’s lien on their parcels for a pro rata share of the amount due on the account, less credits for some goods not incorporated into the premises.

The evidence in the trial court established that defendant Glen Gabel, the equitable owner of lots one through 20 of Millers subdivision, entered into an oral contract with plaintiff, a seller of underground water works material,…