E. W. Blatchford & Co. v. Blanchard
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding. Albert C. Berndt, on December 1, 1890, purchased of Marvin Blanchard lots 24 and 25, Gibson’s subdivision of block 12 of canal trustees’ subdivision of section 7, town 39, range 14, east, located on the south-west corner of Hoyne avenue and Huron street, in the city of Chicago, giving to Blanchard a mortgage for the greater part of the consideration. On the 18th of the same month Berndt sold a half interest therein to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The contention of plaintiffs in -error is, that the trial court erred in giving the claim of Armknecht and Jaktorowski, contractors, priority over them as judgment creditors. The contractors base their claim upon two grounds: First, that they have valid mechanic’s liens under the statute; and second, that they are entitled to an equitable lien for improvements made, as co-tenants of Berndt. It will be unnecessary to consider this last ground, for the reason that, in our opinion, the first must be sustained.
Counsel for plaintiffs in error have proceeded with their argument of this cause upon…
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