Standard Oil Co. of Indiana v. Vanderboom

This case comes to this court from the Appellate Court upon petition for certiorari. The action was commenced by a bill in equity by defendant in error, the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, to establish a mechanic’s lien against money, bonds or warrants in the possession of the State of Illinois, under section 23 of the Mechanic’s Lien law.

C. C. Vanderboom & Sons, a co-partnership, (hereinafter referred to as the contractors,) had contracts to build for the State of Illinois two separate sections of hard road. During the progress of the work defendant in error furnished the contractors…