Legal Opinion
Gramatan-Sullivan, Inc. v. Koslow
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 29, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a supplier of building materials, seeks to recover part of a debt of $33,421.89 concededly owed to it by a building contractor, A. Shaw & Co., Inc. (Shaw). It brings this action to impress a trust on funds paid to the defendant Koslow by Shaw in liquidation of a money debt. The action is brought under §§ 36-a and 71 of the New York Lien Law, McK.Consol.Laws, c. 33. Jurisdiction is founded upon diversity of citizenship.1
Sections 36-a and. 71 of the Lien Law provide as follows:
“The funds received by a contractor from an owner for the improvement of real…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bischoff v. . Yorkville BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Wells v. Universal Pictures Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Raymond Concrete Pile Co. v. Federation Bank & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Bonham v. Coe, KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Clarke v. Public National Bank & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
- I-T-E Imperial Corp. v. Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- United Lakeland Air Conditioning Co. v. Ahneman-Christiansen, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1962
- Ben Soep Co. v. Highgate Hall of Orange County, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1988
- Bernie Wolff Construction Corp. v. Grossinger Associates (In Re Grossinger Associates)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Gramatan-Sullivan, Inc. v. Nathan KoslowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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