Cosgrove v. Farwell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mechanic's lien proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein
This is an appeal from a decree awarding a mechanic’s lien to appellee upon premises purchased by appellant after the making of the improvement in question. The petition and lien claim allege that the contract for furnishing the materials and doing the work in respect of which the lien is sought was made by appellee with James J. McGovern and Catherine Cosgrove, and that these two are the owners of the premises upon which the improvement was made. From the undisputed proof it appears that their ownership was not joint, but successive. McGovern, having been the owner of the premises, conveyed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Kinzey v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- Clement v. NewtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Kankakee Coal Co. v. Crane Bros. Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Croskey v. CoreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
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