JJ Brown Co., Inc. v. JL Simmons Co., Inc.

This is an amended complaint in equity by plaintiff, • a subcontractor, against the general contractor on a lathing and plastering subcontract for construction of the Chicago State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. In two counts, the complaint first seeks to impose a mechanic’s lien upon monies payable from the State, and, second, to recover damages for breach of contract. The first count of the complaint charges the defendant with (1) failure to provide temporary heat as required of it under the subcontract, thereby delaying plaintiff’s performance and increasing its costs and difficulties of…