Legal Opinion

New York Lumber & Wood-working Co. v. Schneider

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 1890Published

Appeal from judgment New York court of common pleas, general term, affirming judgment of special term dismissing complaint after trial.

1Opinion of the CourtGrRAY, J.

This action was brought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, filed by the plaintiff to secure a claim made by it against the defendants. The defendants interposed the plea of an arbitrament and award, and upon the trial that plea was held to be good and the complaint was dismissed.

The court refused also to allow the plaintiff to recover the amount awarded in the arbitration proceedings. The legal questions arising were carefully and well considered at the general term, where the judgment was affirmed. I consider the case to have been rightly disposed ef below, ancl, in considering this appeal, I…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Union Insurance Co. of Philadelphia v. NashNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Brazill v. . IshamNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
  3. Strang v. FergusonNew York Supreme Court · 1817
  4. Ott v. SchroeppelNew York Supreme Court · 1848
  5. Coleman v. . WadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1851

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