Alexander Lumber Co. v. Coberg

This case requires us to construe section 23 of the Mechanic’s Lien act, and is here by reason of a certificate of importance granted by the Appellate Court for the Second District.

The pertinent facts as found by the master in chancery and approved by the circuit court of DuPage county and the Appellate Court are not in dispute.

In April, 1928, the board of education of school district No. 46, DuPage county, entered into a written contract with the appellant, John C. Coberg, for the construction of a building referred to as the Washington school for the sum of $93,810. In July, 1928, the same…