Smith v. City of New York

The plaintiffs and three of the defendants claim the benefit of liens as subcontractors of the Mapes-Reeve Construction Company which contracted with the city of New York to build the Gouverneur Hospital, the structure being completed in the year 1899. The plaintiffs’ claim is for $6,675.52, with interest; that of the Fawcett Company, $1,018.40; of the Globe Company, $647.50, and of the John P. Kane Company, $353.03. The various liens were filed from the 17th of June, 1899, to the 4th of August, 1899. The plaintiffs’ lien was discharged by the undertaking of the American Bonding & Trust…