Kelvinator Sales Corp. v. Byro Realty Corp.

In Madfes v. Beverly Development Corp. (251 N. Y. 12) it was held that gas ranges which were installed, and, to *721the extent that the gas piping in each range was attached by a simple coupling to the gas service pipe which delivered gas to the various apartments, were annexed to the building, retain their character as personalty after such annexation, independently of any agreement between buyer and seller, and that, where sold under a conditional sale contract, they are not subject to the lien of a mortgage placed on the building after the installation of the ranges without knowledge on the…