Goodman v. Fried

Appellate Court of Illinois

Goodman v. Fried

55 Ill. App. 362, 1894 Ill. App. LEXIS 428

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedNovember 12, 1894

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Goodman v. Fried, 55 Ill. App. 362, 1894 Ill. App. LEXIS 428 (Ill. Ct. App. 1894).

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Opinion

Mr. Justice Gary

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The mechanic’s lien law, with its multitude of details which must be strictly complied with by those who seek its benefits, is a delusion and a snare.

In this case the appellant made one contract for the plumbing and sewerage of six separate cottages, each upon a lot having a number of its own, and in attempted compliance with section 4, filed his claim, giving the dates of the labor performed—but not of the materials supplied—in performance of the contract, and showing $1,050 due on the whole contract.

As no lien could be had upon any lot except for the work and materials for that lot, such claim was not a compliance with the statute. Bayard v. McGraw, 1 Ill. App. 134; Seiler v. Schaefer, 40 Ill. App. 74, and cases cited in those.

The appellant not being entitled to maintain a 'suit for a lien, it is not necessary to inquire whether the proceedings below were regular, and the decree dismissing his petition is affirmed.

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