Legal Opinion

Orr v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1877PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Cook County: the Hon. S. M. Moore, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield

This was a petition to enforce a lien for hardware and building materials furnished by appellants to one of the appellees, Solomon Snow, and used by him in the erection of a block of five dwelling houses, all under one roof, but each situated on a different sub-lot, in the city of Chicago.

On hearing, it was referred to the master in chancery to report proofs, together with his opinion on the law and the evidence. The master reported that appellants were entitled to a lien on the premises described in the petition to the full amount of their claim, and that the mortgage and deed of trust of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. James v. HambletonIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Powell v. WebberIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lyon & Gribble v. LoganTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Maryland Brick Co. v. SpilmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
  3. Driver v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Austin v. WohlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
  5. Haines v. ChandlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887

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