Wellbilt Equipment Corp. v. Fireman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.
On this appeal we are required to determine whether a Lien Law § 39-a claim, which seeks damages for the alleged wilful exaggeration of a lien, survives the consensual discharge of the lien. We conclude that where, as here, the lien is discharged on consent of the parties and the lienor’s action to foreclose the lien is discontinued, a wilful exaggeration claim does not survive.
In or about September 1994, defendants hired plaintiff Wellbilt to construct the Red Eye Grill restaurant in Manhattan.* Plaintiff asserts that after construction commenced defendants…
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