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64 Ill. App. 425

Levinson v. Malloy

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 1, 1896

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1896-06-01

<p>1; Mechanic's Lien—Insufficient Statement.—The court holds that the statement of the claim for a lien set out in the statement of the case sufficiently sets forth the time when the material was furnished and labor performed, and is sufficient under the statute.</p> <p>3. Same—Sufficiency of Contract.—Where the labor is performed within one year from the time within which the contract was made, the performance brings the contract within the statute.</p>

Relies on Driver v. Ford · Clark v. Manning · Orr v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

A ffirmed · Decided 1896-06-01

Mr. Justice Waterman

¶1delivered' the opinion of the Court.

¶2Appellee having made a contract to do the mason work upon a certain building, the work and materials were furnished when he completed his contract, viz : July 17, 1894. The statement filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court truly set forth the time when the material was furnished and labor performed, and was in accordance with the statute. Freed v. Blanchard, opinion filed May, 1896, Supreme Court of Illinois.

¶3The work was performed within one year from the time within which the contract was made; the performance brought the contract within the statute. Driver v. Ford, 90 Ill. 595; Orr v. N. W. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 86 Ill. 260; Clark et al. v. Manning et al., 90 Ill. 380.

¶4FTo objection was made in the court below that the past due, unpaid note given by appellant, had not been surrendered to him. The objection can not for the first time be here made.

¶5The evidence by clear inference shows that the improvement is upon the lot known as 273 Loomis street. “ Building in the rear of 273 Loomis street,” means upon the rear part of 273 Loomis street.

¶6The decree of the Circuit Court is affirmed.

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