Legal Opinion
John H. Black Co. v. Surdam Holding Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 1931PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Charles B. Wheeler,
Official Referee. This is an action to foreclose mechanics’ hens. The validity of certain hens for labor and material and the amount due on each is not contested.
The most important question in this action before the referee for decision is what rights, if any, the defendant Liberty Bank of Buffalo has in the fund subject to distribution.
The defendant Surdam Holding Corporation is the owner of certain real property in the city of Buffalo, and on or about the 11th day of February, 1930, made a contract with the Gilsam Construction Corporation for the erection of a building on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Troy Public Works Co. v. . City of YonkersNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Campbell v. . CoonNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Lackawanna Steel Construction Corp. v. P. J. Greenough Engineering Co.New York Supreme Court · 1934