Lull v. Korf

Citations

• 84 Ill. 225

Syllabus

<p>1. Building contract—architect's certificate. Where payments are to be made for work on the certificate of two architects, who are partners, and the certifícale is signed by one in the firm name, this will be sufficient to justify a recovery of the payments where no objection is made to the certificate, but payment is refused on the ground of delay in completing the work.</p> <p>2. Same—when pa/rty precluded from urging defects. Where work on a building is done under the supervision of architects chosen by the parties to the contract, the owner of the building can not be allowed to urge defects in the work. The decision of the architects must be final and conclusive, unless it be shown their certificate is the offspring of fraud or mistake connected with the issuing or obtaining of the same.</p>