Power v. McCord
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Clinton county; the How. Silas L. Bryaw, Judge, presiding. This was a petition, to enforce a mechanics’ lien, filed by Reuben C. McCord, Charles W. McCord and George H. Garnett, against Fielden Power, William Morton, Wm. T. Power, John Brown, and a large number of other persons, to the August term, 1860, of the Clinton Circuit Court.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Clinton county; the How. Silas L. Bryaw, Judge, presiding. This was a petition, to enforce a mechanics’ lien, filed by Reuben C. McCord, Charles W. McCord and George H. Garnett, against Fielden Power, William Morton, Wm. T. Power, John Brown, and a large number of other persons, to the August term, 1860, of the Clinton Circuit Court. The petition alleges, that Fielden Power and William Morton, about the first of September, 1859, being the owners, and in possession, of a certain tract of land, described by metes and bounds, jointly and at their own expense…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
This was a proceeding to enforce a mechanics’ lien. A number of persons claiming similar liens on the same property, were made parties to the suit, and others filed bills of interpleader, claiming to hold liens for labor performed or materials furnished for the erection of the mill. On the hearing in the court below, a decree was rendered in favor of complainants in the original bill, declaring the existence of a lien on the property described in the bill, and awarding execution on default of payment within ninety days. It does not appear from the record in this case, that any disposition was…
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