John W. Cowper Co. v. Buffalo Hotel Development Venture
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*20OPINION OF THE COURT
Denman, J.
This action arises from a contract for construction of a 500-room hotel and parking garage in downtown Buffalo. In its first five causes of action plaintiff, the general contractor, seeks money damages for separate breaches of the construction contract. The sixth cause of action seeks recovery under a quantum meruit theory for the reasonable value of labor, materials, and services. The seventh cause of action seeks foreclosure on a mechanic’s lien on which plaintiff claims priority over other lienors named as defendants in the action (Lien Law, § 44).1
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