Concord Apartment House Co. v. Von Platen
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mechanic’s Lien,—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon, Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
The contentions of appellants are : 1. That the letters of May 18 and 22, 1895, did not constitute a contract between the parties. 2. If they did constitute a contract, the letter of the appellant, the Concord Apartment House Co., of January 29, 1896, acceded to, as it was, by appellees, made such radical changes in the contract as to constitute a new contract, and an abandonment of the former one. If either of these contentions is sound, appellees’ claim of lien must fail; because the letter of January 29th fixes no time within which the materials were to be furnished, as required by section…
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