Advance Terra Cotta Co. v. Moran

Appellate Court of Illinois

Advance Terra Cotta Co. v. Moran

207 Ill. App. 17

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided June 11, 1917·No. Gen. No. 22,834·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Mechanics’ liens, § 135* — what is essential to waiver hy contract of right to mechanic’s lien. To waive by contract the right to a mechanic’s lien, there must be an express covenant or a covenant resulting by implication from the language used so plain that a mechanic can so understand without seeking professional interpretation as to its legal effect.

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Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Mechanics’ liens, § 135* — what is essential to waiver hy contract of right to mechanic’s lien. To waive by contract the right to a mechanic’s lien, there must be an express covenant or a covenant resulting by implication from the language used so plain that a mechanic can so understand without seeking professional interpretation as to its legal effect.

Advance Terra Cotta Co. v. Moran, 207 Ill. App. 17 (Ill. Ct. App. 1917).

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