St. Clair v. Perrine

Citations

• 75 Ill. 366

Syllabus

<p>Consideration—forbearing legal proceeding. Where a contractor for the erection of a building, who had employed sub-contractors to furnish materials, left the work unfinished, and the sub-contractors unpaid, and they claimed a lien on the building, and the owner promised to pay them their demand if they would take no steps to enforce their lien: Held, that this was a good consideration for the owner’s promise.</p>