Hill Behan Lumber Co. v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

Hill Behan Lumber Company, plaintiff (hereinafter referred to as Hill Behan), appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Lake County in favor of the defendant American National Bank & Trust Company of Waukegan (hereinafter the bank) in an action to foreclose a mechanics’ lien.

Hill Behan furnished lumber and other materials for an addition to a dwelling, the title to which was held in a land trust by the bank. The beneficiaries of the trust were Mayme Taylor and Virginia Reaser, mother and daughter. The house had six rooms on the first floor and six rooms on the second floor. There were…