E-J Electric Installation Co. v. Miller & Raved, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKupferman, J.
In this action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, the plaintiff appeals from a denial of its motion to dismiss several counterclaims. The defendant-respondent takes the position that the lien in the sum of some $39,000 alleged to be the amount unpaid for labor and material in an arrangement for electrical work for a total agreed price of over $300,000, is exaggerated in violation of section 39 of the Lien Law. In furtherance of this contention, the defendant-respondent counterclaims for negligence and breach of duty in filing an exaggerated claim (fifth counterclaim), defamation (sixth and part…
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