Wilaka Construction Co. v. McAneny

The petitioner entered into a contract with the board of education of the city of New York for the construction of the Textile High School in the borough of Manhattan. When the building was completed there remained an unpaid balance of *21$62,825.48. On July 19, 1931, the board of education filed with the comptroller its final certificate authorizing payment to the petitionehof $52,825.48, directing that the sum of $10,000 be retained until the petitioner rectified certain items of work specified by the superintendent of school buildings.

Thereafter the comptroller paid the petitioner the sum of…