Cairo & St. Louis Railroad v. Cauble

Citations

• 85 Ill. 555

Syllabus

<p>Lien—against railroad—sufficiency of petition as to notice. A sub-contractor, furnishing materials or labor in the construction of a railroad, is not entitled to a lien on the railroad, unless he complies with the statute in regard to giving notice to the railroad company. Where the petition to enforce the lien only shows the filing of a notice with the circuit clerk, without averring that the president and secretary of the company did not reside in the county, or could not be found in the county, it is fatally defective, as failing to show a right to the lien.</p>