AA Erickson Bros., Inc. v. Jenkins

This is an appeal from a decree in favor of plaintiff in its suit to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for $1050 for labor and materials furnished as extras in connection with the improvement of a building at 743 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. Defendants deny that the extras were authorized or permitted or that defendant Bose E. Jenkins, the official alleged to have so authorized the extras, had authority to do so, and contend that the work claimed to he extra was within the scope of the original contract.

The cause was referred to a master who heard evidence as to the authority of defendants’ agent…