Drew v. Mason

Illinois Supreme Court
Drew v. Mason, 81 Ill. 498 (Ill. 1876)
Scott

Drew v. Mason

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice Scott

delivered the opinion of the Court:

Furnishing materials and labor in placing a lightning rod on a house, is not furnishing materials and labor “in building, altering, repairing or ornamenting ” a house, in the sense those terms are used in the Mechanic’s Lien Law.

The decree will be affirmed.

Decree affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Joseph Drew v. John Mason
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7 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Mechanic’s lien—-for lightning rod. The statute does not give a lien to a party furnishing the materials and placing a lightning rod on a house, as this is neither building, altering, repairing, nor ornamenting the same.