Legal Opinion

McDonald v. Patterson & Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1900PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. F. Bookwalter, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

J. W. Patterson & Co. entered into a contract in writing with appellant to furnish the material and erect for him a hotel and bank building in Danville. They agreed to complete the building by November 20, 1895, and finished it May 6, 1896. The final payment was to be made within ten days after the contract was finished, upon the certificate of the architects. On May 7, 1896, said contractors filed their bill in chancery in the circuit court of Vermilion county to enforce a mechanic’s lien against the premises, and several sub-contractors intervened in that suit also claiming liens. The bill…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Keeler v. HerrIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Fowler v. DeakmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. St. Joseph Hospital v. Corbetta Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  2. Stone v. City of ArcolaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  3. Yamnitz v. William J. Diestelhorst Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. Kansas City Bridge Co. v. Lindsay Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. Edward Edinger Co. v. WillisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931

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