George Green Lumber Co. v. Nutriment Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. W. Mack, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This is an appeal from a decree entered in the circuit court of Cook county March 23, 1905, dismissing for want of equity a bill filed to enforce a mechanic’s lien as subcontractor, under the act of 1895, for an alleged balance of $1195.
On the first trial judgment was entered in favor of appellant, and this judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court. (94 Ill. App. 342.) Appeal was thereupon taken to this court and judgment reversed on the ground that a master in chancery had no authority to require a litigant to pay the charges of a stenographer for taking and transcribing the testimony in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chickering v. FailesIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- First National Bank v. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Smith v. BrittenhamIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Friedman v. LesherIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Nutriment Co. v. George Green Lumber Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1902
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- People ex rel. Stephens v. HoltenIllinois Supreme Court · 1922