Chazen v. Dutchess Properties

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judith A. Hillery, J.

This is an action brought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on certain real property located in Dutchess County, New York. Among the defendants named in the action is a partnership, Dutchess Properties. The assumed business name certificate of the partnership was filed in the Dutchess County Clerk’s office on March 15, 1974, naming, among others, one Bernard R. Cascio as a partner. The contract which forms the basis of this action was executed on April 28, 1978. The mechanic’s lien was filed in the Dutchess County Clerk’s office on March 2, 1979. The…