Thomas v. Board of Trustees
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding to enforce an alleged mechanic’s lien upon the property of the Illinois Industrial University.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It is urged, in affirmance of the decree of the court below, that the .entire property and management of the university belongs to and is under the control of the State, and that the Mechanic’s Lien Law does not apply to the case. When that law is considered, it is apparent that it contains no language from which it can be inferred that the legislature intended its provisions to apply to labor done for, or materials furnished to, the State, in the improvement of its real estate. The entire scope of that act refers to individuals and to private corporations, and it would violate the long and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Board of Education v. Greenebaum & SonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
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