Legal Opinion
Scherling v. Hellman Electric Corp. (In Re Westchester Structures, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 17, 1995No. 18-23368PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FRANCIS G. CONRAD, * Bankruptcy Judge.
The matter before us 1 concerns the application of the statutory trust provisions of Article 3A of the New York Lien Law to the relationship between a contractor and subcontractor involved in a contract for public improvement. The first issue is whether the subcontractor, HEC, has asserted its trust claim under New York Lien Law § 77 in a timely manner and in an appropriate procedural form. The second issue is whether the contractor, Debtor, may offset its claim for property held in trust by HEC against…
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