Illinois Supreme Court April 23, 1908 (Haynes & Lyons v. County of Coles)

Mr. Chief Justice Hand

delivered the opinion of the court:

This was a bill in equity, filed in the circuit court of Coles county by the appellees, against the county of Coles, S. S. Goehring and R. R. Fuller, under section 24 of the Mechanic’s Lien law, (2 Starr & Cur. Stat.—2d ed.—p. 2572,) to enforce sub-contractors’ liens against the money due by the county of Coles to S. S.