Kirpichnikoff v. Finkel

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This is an action on a building contract wherein the contractor seeks to recover a balance which he alleges to be due him. The verdict favored plaintiff and defendant (the owner) has appealed.

The contract contains a “no-lien clause” as follows: “The contractor for himself and all his subcontractors and all persons acting through or under him, covenant and agree that no mechanics liens or claims shall be filed or maintained by him, or them, or any of them, against the said building or lot of ground appurtenant thereto, for or on account of the work or labor done…