Lawrence v. Dawson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, James Y. Lawrence, as sole surviving partner of the firm of Lawrence Brothers, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk, of the county of Westchester on the 22d day of September, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Orange Special Term, as adjudged that the mechanic’s lien for $1,825.92, filed by the plaintiff on October 28, 1897, against all moneys due or to grow due under a…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, James Y. Lawrence, as sole surviving partner of the firm of Lawrence Brothers, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk, of the county of Westchester on the 22d day of September, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Orange Special Term, as adjudged that the mechanic’s lien for $1,825.92, filed by the plaintiff on October 28, 1897, against all moneys due or to grow due under a contract set out in this action, was and is a valid lien and claim against the defendants John Dawson and William Archer…
1Opinion of the Court
"Woodward, J.:
This case has been before this court on a previous occasion, but in such a different aspect that it has'little relation to the present situation. The controversy grows out of the construction of a schoolhouse in the city of Mount Vernon. Dawson & Archer were the contractors with the municipality for the erection of the building. They entered into a sub-contract with one John Burden, under which he agreed to furnish all the materials required for the carpenter work, and to perform the carpenter work required by the terms of the principal contract. • The plaintiff sold and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Payne v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- McCorkle v. . HerrmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Gibson v. . LenaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Garrison v. MooneyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880
- Lawrence v. DawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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- Tolkow v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCity of New York Municipal Court · 1911
- Harvey v. BrewerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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