Mulholland v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

The defendant, Jones, entered into a contract, in writing, with one Archibald for the building of a house. The contract was filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the building was to be erected. The effect of such filing was to prevent anybody from obtaining a lien upon the building andl curtilage, except Archibald. Archibald subcontracted the plumbing work to Mulholland, the plaintiff, for which work Mulholland was to receive $390; $150 when the'rough plumbing was done and the balance when the fixtures were installed.…