Mutual Services, Inc. v. Ballantrae Development Co.

Plaintiff, Mutual Services, Inc., filed a complaint to foreclose a mechanic’s lien against Ballantrae Development Company (Ballantrae) 1 and North West Federal Savings & Loan Association (North West). 2 Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which argued, inter alia, that plaintiff’s claim for a mechanic’s lien was fatally defective as to defendant because it had not been filed "within four months after the completion of work as required by section 7 of the Mechanics’ Liens Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 82, par.7). The trial court found plaintiff’s claim for lien to be…