Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co. v. Quinliven

Appellate Court of Illinois February 19, 1917

Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co. v. Quinliven, 204 Ill. App. 166 (1917)

1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 313

McSurely

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Mechanics’ liens, § 73*—when subcontractor is not estopped to sue owner and contractor. A subcontractor is not estopped to sue the owner of a building and a contractor having a contract for the remodeling thereof by the conduct of his agent where the owner, after notice of the subcontractor’s claim, pays the contractor within ten days after delivery of materials to him, without deducting the subcontractor’s claim, although an agent of the subcontractor had previously told the owner to make such payment to the contractor and notify him, which the owner had done.

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Full Case Name: Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Company, in Error v. Edward P. Quinliven, in Error
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published