Leonard v. Reynolds

Talcott, J.:

The plaintiff was a sub-contractor, under Thomas Reynolds, for labor and materials furnished in the erection of a certain “ fire bell tower,” in the city of Brooklyn, for the erection of which the city had contracted with Reynolds. The proceeding is under the mechanics’ lien law. The complaint avers that the tower in question is owned and held and used by the city for public purposes. The complaint seeks to establish and enforce a lien on said bell tower. The city of Brooklyn demurred to the complaint. The demurrer was sustained at the Special Term, and this appeal is from the…