AEC Building Associates v. Crystal

In an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, the defendants Howard Crystal and Monica Crystal appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Scarpino, J.), entered March 31, 1997, as, inter alia, denied those branches of their motion which were (1) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against them and discharging the plaintiffs lien, (2) to declare the plaintiffs lien void on the ground of willful exaggeration and to award them damages pursuant to Lien Law §§ 39 and 39-a, and (3). for judgment on their cross claims to vacate notices of…