Legal Opinion

Clement v. Newton

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1875PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This was a petition to enforce a mechanic’s lien. The court below, on trial without a jury, found for the defendants. The petitioner appealed.

The petition alleges that, on March 19,1873, the petitioner entered into a contract with Hannah S. Newton to paint the dwelling house of said Hannah, known as No. 159 Wahpanseh avenue, in the city of Chicago, for $310; that, afterward, there were three deeds of trust on the property, made by Hannah S. Newton to secure the payment of three several promissory notes. The answers admit the making of the trust deeds.

The petitioner testified that he never…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HastySupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  2. Hill v. Alliance Building Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Knowlton v. GibbonsMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Rhodes v. Webb-Jameson Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1898
  5. Cosgrove v. FarwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904

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