North Presbyterian Church v. Jevne
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Ebbob to the Superior Court of Chicago. Jevne and Aknini filed their petition in the court below to enforce a mechanic’s lien upon lots five and six, in block sixteen, in Kinzie’s addition to Chicago, and the church edifice thereon, belonging to the ¡North Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
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Writ op Ebbob to the Superior Court of Chicago. Jevne and Aknini filed their petition in the court below to enforce a mechanic’s lien upon lots five and six, in block sixteen, in Kinzie’s addition to Chicago, and the church edifice thereon, belonging to the ¡North Presbyterian Church of Chicago. The petition stated that George F. Lee and Wesley Hunger claimed to have some interest in the premises, the extent or character of which the petitioners were not apprised, and they were also made parties defendant to the suit. The petitioners claimed the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, and they…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
The decree in this case ordered the sale of the church edifice, without the lots upon which it stood, which is assigned for error. The third section of the mechanics’ lien law, provides that the person holding such a lien, may, upon petition to the Circuit Court, obtain an order for the sale of the property upon which the improvements have been made. The fifth section of the act provides the manner in which all parties in interest shall be brought before the court. The twelfth section requires the court, on the trial of the cause, to ascertain the amount due each creditor, and to direct the…
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