McKeown Bros. v. Ogden Kennel Club

In a proceeding brought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien a decree was entered finding there was due complainant, McKeown Bros., $9,430.92; to Edward Hines Lumber Company $12,773.83; to C. E. Peterson Co., a corporation, $2,310.92; and to Charles J. Newburgh $220.24. The decree was in the usual form in such cases, and James B. Tuthill, one of the defendants, prosecutes this appeal.

The record discloses that defendant, James B. Tut-hill, owned 47 acres located at the intersection of Ogden avenue and Plainfield road, near the town of Lyons in Cook county, part of the land having been used as a…