Moore v. McLaughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Darius A. Moore and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, William McLoughlin and Emily Lavoy, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Eranldin on the 5th day of March, 1896, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Eranldin Circuit before the court without a jury dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Merwin, J.:
The plaintiff in this case sought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, notice of which was filed on September 2,1891. The defendant McLaughlin was alleged to be the owner, and a lien was claimed on his interest in the premises. The materials for the amount of which a lien was claimed were furnished to one Charles Lavoy, and were used by him, in whole or in part, in constructing a house upon a lot the title of which was in McLaughlin, who had contracted by parol to sell the lot to Lavoy. This action was commenced as against McLaughlin on January 9,1892. Charles Lavoy was named as a…
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