International Harvester Co. of America, Inc. v. Whelan

August 18, 1931, defendant Whelan entered into a contract with the State for the construction and reconstruction of certain highways in Fulton county. Early, in August, 1932, Kalman Steel Corporation (predecessor of defendant Bethlehem Steel Corporation), defendant Keystone Portland Cement Company and three others filed liens against moneys due under the contract, and on August 16, 1932, by order of court pursuant to section 21, subdivision 6, of the Lien Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 33), the Comptroller was authorized to deduct from the amount due the contractor the sum of $4,200, which includes the…