Umbaugh Builders, Inc. v. Parr Co. of Suffolk, Inc.

In this action by a contractor to foreclose a mechanic’s lien the question posed is whether the amount of the contractor’s mechanic’s lien against real property is governed by the agreed price contained in a contract between the contractor and the lessee or by the reasonable value of the labor performed and materials furnished.

*1037The Parr Company of Suffolk, Inc. (hereinafter Parr), is the fee owner of a 200-acre tract of vacant scrub oak land in Yaphank, Suffolk County, which it leased to Suffolk Meadows Quarter Horse Racing Association (hereinafter Suffolk Meadows) for the purpose of…