Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Young
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1896PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action to foreclose an alleged mechanic’s lien by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The plaintiff is a carpenter and contractor. The defendant Young was the owner of a lot in the city of Buffalo, upon which he was, in the summer of 1895, erecting three houses. In December, 1894, the plaintiff and the defendant Young, entered into a written agreement by which the plaintiff agreed to do the carpenter work on each of the three houses for the stipualted price of $1,381.50, and the defendant Young was to furnish the material, the work was to he completed by the 1st day of April, 1895.
The times of payments are stated in the contract, the last payment to he made when the houses…
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- Tombs v. Rochester & Syracuse RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1854
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