Ricardi Apartment House Co. v. Beaudet

Mr. Presiding Justice Gary

delivered the opinion op the Court.

This is a petition for a mechanic’s lien by a sub-contractor against the owner of the building, if there be one, the original contractor, and three other appellants, on the allegation that these three had or claimed some interest in the premises.

The petition does not show that any building was ever erected, much less that the original contractor ever had anything due to it (a corporation) from the House company.

The master reported that the appellee did some excavation and built some walls, and did no more, and then was “ unable to…