Legal Opinion
Rene Dry Wall Co. v. Strawberry Hill Associates
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 23, 1980PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
This is an action by a subcontractor to foreclose a mechanic’s lien against a landowner whose property was improved by the subcontractor’s work. The plaintiff, Rene Dry Wall Co., Inc., sued the defendant, Strawberry Hill Associates, to recover for work done pursuant to a contract with the defendant’s general contractor, United Construction Ltd. The defendant’s principal defense was that it was excused from obligation to the plaintiff because of good faith payments to the general contractor before notice of the plaintiff’s lien and because of expenditures reasonably incurred to complete the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Balch v. ChaffeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
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3Cited by26 opinions
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