Galesburg & K. Electric Ry. Co. v. Hart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Southern District of Illinois; J. Otis Humphrey, Judge. Suit in equity by Patrick A. Hart and Charles F. Hart, doing business as P. Hart & Sons, against the Galesburg & Kewanee Electric Railway Company. Decree for complainants, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Southern District of Illinois; J. Otis Humphrey, Judge. Suit in equity by Patrick A. Hart and Charles F. Hart, doing business as P. Hart & Sons, against the Galesburg & Kewanee Electric Railway Company. Decree for complainants, and defendant appeals. This is a suit to foreclose a mechanic’s lien under the following provision of the Illinois Statutes: “7183. For fuel, ties, material, supplies. Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, that all persons…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] I. Appellees filed their original bill on April 14, 1904. On March 3, 1914, appellees were permitted by the court to file certain amendments to the bill. These amendments were required by the court and made by appellees on the theory that they were proper, and probably necessary, in order to make the pleadings conform to the facts as established by the proofs. Appellant, however, insists, first, that the original bill was based upon the contract of November 18, 1902, as a written contract, and that the bill as amended was bottomed on the oral contract…
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