Legal Opinion

Waska v. Klaisner

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 9, 1892PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.

The appellant filed a petition for a mechanic’s lien on the property of the appellee, for a balance he claimed to be due to him for building a house for her under a contract in writing. After issue joined the cause was referred to a master, who reported that nothing was due to the appellant. To ascertain whether that finding is correct, requires the examination of a very large mass of contradictory testimony.

The report of the master is conclusive until it is shown to be wrong, and in order to raise the question whether it is right or wrong, the party dissatisfied with it, must, by objections…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Farwell v. HulingIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Huling v. FarwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
  3. Snell v. De LandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Alling v. WenzellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
  2. Kadish v. Garden City Equitable Loan & Building Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
  3. Cook v. MeyersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  4. Glos v. SwigartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894

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