Associated Lumber Industries, Inc. v. Grammer

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CARTER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff-appellant, Associated Lumber Industries, Inc. appeals from a judgment in the Circuit Court of Jackson County denying their claim for foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien under the Mechanics’ Liens Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 82, pars. 1 — 39) against the defendants-appellees, Nelson and Ethel Grammer.

The issues in this appeal are whether plaintiff’s prior personal judgment against the contractor amounts to an election not to proceed under the Mechanics’ Liens Act; whether the plaintiff-creditor can recredit and redebit…