Hall v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by Robert S. Hall against the city of New York and others. From a judgment establishing the validity and priority of certain mechanics’ liens and claims filed against the city of New York, that defendant and the Western National Bank appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
There is very little controversy over the material facts in this case, and, were it not for certain defects in the matter of the appeal of the Western National Bank, there would be very little trouble in adjusting this controversy in harmony with well-established principles of law. On the ist of November, 1897, one Martin D. Walsh entered into a written contract with the board of education of Union free school district No. 1, of the town of Newtown, to erect a school building at Newtown, Queens county, for *981the sum of $47,603. This contract provided, among other things, that 85 per cent, of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bates v. Salt Springs National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Clapp v. . HawleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Timpson v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Wood v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- West v. PlaceNew York Supreme Court · 1894