Vincent v. P. R. Matthews Co.

BRENNAN, District Judge.

There is in the background of these motions the question of affording the litigants complete relief in a single litigation where the presence of the United States and the State of New York, as-parties, is required. The United States denies jurisdiction over it in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and the State of New York denies jurisdiction in the United States District Court.

The action is for the enforcement of a lien under a contract for a public improvement within the State of New York. It may generally be referred to as a mechanic’s lien foreclosure…