Joseph N. Eisendrath Co. v. Gebhardt

On December 16, 1903, appellees filed in the superior court of Cook county their bill of complaint against appellant to enforce a mechanic’s lien for masonry work and materials therefor, furnished in the erection of a factory warehouse in.the city of Chicago. On March 11, 1904, appellant answered the bill, admitting the ownership of the premises but denying that it made the alleged contract for the work or that the same was performed, and denying the right to a lien. A replication to the answer was filed and the cause was referred to a master in chancery. On November 10, 1904, an amended bill…