Jenkins & Reynolds Co. v. Wells

Mr. Presiding Justice Adams

delivered the opinion of the court.

September 9, 1896, William W. Schulz and others filed a bill for a mechanic’s lien. The Jenkins & Reynolds Company became a defendant to the bill and filed an answer and an intervening petition, making the other appellants defendants to the intervening petition. In the bill persons by the description of “ unknown owners ” are made parties defendant, and an affidavit for publication as to unknown owners was made, in accordance with the statute, and publication was made accordingly. Such proceedings were had that, April 27, 1904, the…