J&W Allen Construction Co. v. Kramer

This case has been brought by J&W Allen Construction Company, Inc., and Odum Concrete Products, Inc., jointly as Claimants (hereinafter referred to as Allen and Odum respectively) against Respondent for a “violation” of section 23 of the Mechanics’ Liens Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 82, par. 23) pertaining to liens against public funds and proceedings for accounting. The ad damnum of the complaint of Claimants seeks the sum of $6,518.50 plus costs of suit.

Claimants’ complaint alleges that on December 27, 1983, Claimant Odum commenced an action in the circuit court of Williamson County, Illinois,…