Sexton Mfg. Co. v. Singer Sewing Mach. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois. Bill by the Singer Sewing Machine Company against the Sexton Manufacturing Company and another. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
[1,2] On April 23, 1907, appellee filed in the United States Circuit Court at Danville, Vermilion county, Ill., a bill to foreclose an alleged mechanic’s lien on real estate in Wayne county, Ill. Notice of lien (or a suit as the equivalent of notice) was never filed in Wayne county. Boggs, who was averred to be owner when the machines were furnished to occupants who had the right to improve the property, filed a disclaimer, in which he alleged that he had quitclaimed to Kreitler, who, in turn, had conveyed to appellants. Thereupon appellants appeared as parties defendant,…
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