Glazer v. Schwartz

This is a suit in equity to enforce a mechanic’s lien under G. L. c. 254, for labor and material furnished under a written contract in the construction of a dwelling house and garage. The suit is based on the contract. The defendant in her answer denied performance of the contract and sought affirmative relief for the damages sustained. The case was heard by a master. In the Superior Court an interlocutory decree was entered confirming the master’s report “except the finding . . . that ‘There was a good intention to perform the contract and a substantial performance of it’, and the finding in…