Legal Opinion
T. A. Maloney Contracting Corp. v. William E. Blume, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edwin Kassoff, J".
Petitioner moves to discharge two mechanic’s liens filed respectively on December 20, 1974 and June 9, 1975.
Inasmuch as more than six months have elapsed since the filing of the first notice of lien, it has been discharged by lapse of time (Lien Law, § 21, subd 2, par [a]). The provision for expiration is self-executing and requires no order of cancellation. (Triple Cities Constr. Co. v Dan-Bar Contr. Co., 285 App Div 299, affd 309 NY 665.) Therefore, petitioner’s application with respect to the first lien filed is denied as moot.
*839Petitioner’s contention, that the second lien…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Berger Manufacturing Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Triple Cities Construction Co. v. Dan-Bar Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Triple Cities Constr. Co. v. Dan-Bar Contracting Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Clarke v. HeylmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Durand Realty Co. v. StolmanNew York Supreme Court · 1949
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