Boothman v. Wulfing

Mr. Presiding Justice Pitch

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, C. R. Boothman, was employed by Coxe Brothers, contractors, as a foreman of bricklayers, and in pursuance of his employment, performed work and labor upon a building which Coxe Brothers were constructing for the defendant, II. E. Wulfing. The contractors having failed to pay him in full for his work, Boothman served a notice to that effect upon the owner, Wulfing, as provided by section 24 of the Mechanics’ Liens Act (J. & A. ¶ 7162), and after the lapse of ten days brought suit in the Municipal Court against the…