May v. Menton
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal "by defendants from an affirmance by the General Term of the City Court of a judgment in plaintiff’s favor, entered upon tiie decision of a judge without a jury, in an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien upon premises 503 to 507 West Fiftieth street.
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, P. J.
The plaintiff made a contract with one Menton to supply, for $115, tinwork in the erection of buildings under a contract between Menton and the owner, Ruth Ann Wallace, and, for the balance remaining unpaid under his employment, filed a mechanic’s lien. The lien was discharged by the giving of a bond with sureties, under .the. statute, and this action was brought to establish the lien and to recover a personal judgment against the contractor and the sureties. The defendants interposed a general denial, and the trial was had by the court and a jury, the latter finding -upon the special…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hedges v. PolhemusNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Stiefel v. New York Novelty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896