First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Connelly

At issue in this case is whether a mechanic’s lien claimed by the defendant Henry B. Rossi against properly held by a land trustee has priority over a mortgage which existed prior to the filing of the lien. Four apartment buddings were being constructed by defendant John ConneUy when Rossi’s lien was filed. The plaintiff, First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Chicago (First Federal) held prior mortgages on three of them and adeges that Rossi’s lien is unenforceable against it because the information contained in the claim faded to comply with the filing requirements of the Mechanics’…