Betcher v. Rademacher

This is an application to confirm the report of Herman P. Loonsk in a surplus money proceeding evolving out of the foreclosure of real property herein.

The question here is what liens are entitled to priority.

The defendants Rademacher were the owners of real property. The other defendants had liens on it. Under section 13 of the Lien Law a lien for materials furnished or labor performed in the improvement of real property has priority over a lien which is unrelated to the improvement of the property even if the latter lien was filed first. (Corbin-Kellogg Agency v. Tasker, 248 App. Div. 58…