Williams v. Vanderbilt
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from, the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. H. M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed on September 23d, 1889, by the appellant against the appellee, in the Superior Court of Cook county, to enforce a lien for work done and materials furnished upon a lot and building in Chicago.
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Appeal from, the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. H. M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed on September 23d, 1889, by the appellant against the appellee, in the Superior Court of Cook county, to enforce a lien for work done and materials furnished upon a lot and building in Chicago. The Superior Court rendered a decree on August 11th, 1890, finding that the complainant, Williams, was entitled to a lien upon said lot and building for the amount due, and directing that, in default of payment…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Appellant’s contract for doing the work and furnishing the material, in altering and repairing the building, was with the lessee, or lessees, of the premises. Therefore, whatever lien he had under the contract extended to the leasehold interest only. Section 1 of the Lien Law provides, “that any person who shall by contract ® * with the owner of any lot or piece of land, furnish labor or materials * * * in building, altering, repairing or ornamenting any house, or other building or appurtenance thereto, on such lot * * * shall have a lien upon the whole of such tract of land or lot, and upon…
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