Edward Hines Lumber Co. v. Dell Corp.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County wherein Hines Lumber Company (Hines) and Des Plaines Lumber and Coal Company (Des Plaines) were decreed to have mechanic’s liens against a certain apartment project.

On appeal, the defendants contend, inter alia, that the trial court erred in striking their defense under section 21 of the Mechanic’s Lien Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 82, par. 21) and in reforming a certain lien waiver. The relevant facts follow.

In January 1972, construction began on an apartment and townhouse project commonly known as Runaway Bay (Project)…