Henschel v. The City of New York

The plaintiff as receiver in supplementary proceedings of the property of Harry Roskoff, a judgment debtor, seeks to recover from the city of New York the sum of $675.68 due the judgment creditor of the said Roskoff, out of an alleged indebted*311ness of the city of New York to the said Roskoff" in the sum of $1,806.50 by reason of work alleged to have been performed under contract No. 89002, entered into by said judgment debtor and the city of New York acting by the armory board.

The defendant sets up a special defense to the effect that the said Roskoff had defaulted in the performance of a…