Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. Vanderbilt
New York Supreme Court
_ Action by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company against one Vanderbilt and others for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien. Rights of parties determined, and decree of foreclosure rendered.
1Opinion of the CourtHendrick, J.
In this action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, defendants Vanderbilt, the owner, and Jacob & Youngs, Incorporated, the contractor, have no pecuniary interest. The liens have been transferred from the property to the bond given by defendant National Surety Company. Defendants A. P. Bigelow & Co. and the Russell & Erwin Company did not appear at the trial. Defendant Relyea, trustee in bankruptcy of subcontractor Maher, may also be ignored. We have left the plaintiff and four other lienors and a fund of about $9,000 still in the hands of the contractors. That fund must be distributed among these…
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