Clapper v. Strong

The action is to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The complaint does not set forth facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the defendant the village of Nassau. Stripped of legal conclusions and of the allegations in reference to the notice of the alleged lien, the complaint alleges merely that the defendant Strong entered into an agreement with the defendant the village of Nassau, to construct for the latter a water system and reservoir, which contract has been partially completed and that the plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendant Strong to perform certain labor…