Matter of Buccini v. Paterno Const. Co.

Cardozo, Ch. J.

Alberto Buccini made a contract with the Paterno Construction Company to decorate the ballroom, banquet hall and swimming pool in a dwelling described as “ Paterno’s Castle ” on Riverside Drive in the city of New York. The character of the decorations was such as to call for the exercise of artistic skill, and there is a provision that all the decorative figured work shall be done by Buccini personally and that only the plain work may be delegated to mechanics. There is also this provision: “ All questions that may arise under this contract and in the performance of the work…