Illinois Supreme Court, 1876

Drew v. Mason

Drew v. Mason
Illinois Supreme Court · Decided January 15, 1876 · Scott
81 Ill. 498
Drew v. Mason

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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.

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