Agles v. Stolze Lumber Co.

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Defendants in error, partners under the firm name of Stolze Lumber Company, filed a petition in the circuit court of Madison county to foreclose a mechanic’s lien against certain property in Granite City, owned by the defendant, W. W. Haven. Charles Agles, plaintiff in error, was made a party defendant and answered the petition.

He was a subcontractor and at the instance and request of the original contractor furnished the labor and material for the brickwork on the flat or building’ constructed on the premises.

The cause was referred to a master in chancery who heard the proofs and…