Ahrenberg Mechanical Contracting, Inc v Howlett

This is a contested matter. However, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal on the ground that, by approving an order “as to form and content,” counsel for the appellants had unwittingly allowed entry of a consent judgment. We reverse the order of dismissal and remand this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the appeal.

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The plaintiff is a subcontractor. The defendants are a general contractor and the owner of the property on which work was being performed. Saying that it had not been fully paid, the subcontractor sued the general contractor and the property owner in district…