Legal Opinion

O'Brien v. Krockinski

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 12, 1893PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Memorandum.—Mechanics’ lien. In the Superior Court of Cook County. Appeal from an order dismissing the petition. Heard in this court at the March term, A. D. 1893.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court,

Shepard, J.

The controversy involved in this appeal has arisen over the sufficiency of the statement of account filed in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court, to entitle appellants to a mechanics’ lien against certain real estate.

The statute (Section 4, Chap. 82, Rev. Stat. Illinois) provides that the required statement shall contain a “ correct description of the property to be charged with the lien,” and it shall be “ verified by an affidavit.”

The petition for a lien was dismissed by the Superior Court, upon the recommendation of the master, to whom the cause was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. White v. HermannIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Kruse v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  3. McDonald v. RosengartenIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Dickenson v. BreedenIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  5. Dyer v. FlintIllinois Supreme Court · 1859

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Steinberg v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  2. Drexel v. RichardsNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  3. National Home Building & Loan Ass'n v. McAllisterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  4. Badenoch v. HoffmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893

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