Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Sand & Gravel Corp. v. Lipson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 2, 1959PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Planet Construction Corp. was the general contractor for the construction of a public school in the City of New York. Carl Caristo and Fred Petillo, copartners doing business as Atlas Construction Co., were subcontractors for the concrete work. Metropolitan Sand and Gravel Corporation sold materials to Atlas in connection with that construction work and instituted the main action against the trustee in bankruptcy of Atlas, other unpaid materialmen of Atlas, Planet and others to foreclose its mechanic’s lien and for other relief. Planet served a third-party complaint on Atlas and the Lafayette…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dunn v. . Uvalde Asphalt Paving Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Raymond Concrete Pile Co. v. Federation Bank & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Washington v. MorantzNew York Supreme Court · 1958
3Cited by5 opinions
- Matter of KawczynskiDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1977
- Besroi Construction Corp. v. KawczynskiDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1977
- Gerrity Co. v. Bonacquisti Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Martinez v. NovinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Gerrity Co. v. Bonacquisti Construction Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1987