66 Ill. 125
Decided September 15, 1872
Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1872-09-15
Lambert Tree, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by Thomas S. Evans against Patrick Ahern and Daniel A. Walsh, to establish a mechanic’s lien on the premises of the defendants for work done thereon by the plaintiff. The court granted the relief sought, and the defendants appeal.
Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently April 1906
3 state decisions
Relies on Rothgerber v. Dupuy
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Decided 1872-09-15
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¶1It has been decided at the present term, in the case of Rothgerber v. Dupuy, 64 Ill. 452, that the law of 1869 does not extend the lien of mechanics and material-men beyond the first sub-contractor. This bill was brought by an employee under the sub-contractor, and can not, therefore, be maintained.
¶2The decree is reversed and the cause remanded.
¶3Decree reversed.