McDougall v. Nast
New York Supreme Court
An Appeal from a judgment entered on a decision of the Steuben special term dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint. The action was to establish a mechanic’s lien on a lot of land of which the respondent is the owner, and to foreclose such lien.
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
The respondent is a married woman and the owner of a lot in the village of Hornellsville. Her husband, Philip Nast, made a personal contract with John Feehan to erect a store thereon at the-agreed price of $4,200. Mrs. Nast was not a party to this agreement. Nast advanced to Feehan upon this contract, as the work progressed, $3000 and the building being then incomplete, the contract was changed in some particulars, Nast agreeing to pay an additional sum of $500 when the work was all completed, and the time for completing the same was extended to the 15th of May, 1881. Under the modified…
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