Nimmons v. Lyon & Healy

197 Ill. App. 376 | Ill. App. Ct. | 1916

Mr. Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Estoppel, § 63*—when presentation of hill for amount less than contract price not. estoppel to recover contract price. An architect who agrees to draw plans and specifications for a building for a certain price may not be denied a lien for the contract price, upon performance of the contract, because he presented a bill for a lesser amount, where such bill was intended as a compromise and was not accepted.
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