Dunphy v. Riddle
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. W. "W. Farwell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a petition filed in the circuit court of Cook county, on April 28, 1875, by the petitioner, John M. Dunphy, to enforce a mechanic’s lien on certain described real estate.
The defendants in the suit were Francis A. Riddle — for whom, as owner, in pursuance of a written contract made on November 28, 1873, it was alleged the petitioner erected a dwelling-house on the premises, and two mortgagees of the premises, the United States Mortgage Company and William G. Gallaher. The court found and declared the lien as against Riddle, the owner, and ordered a sale of the premises for its…
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