Lawrence v. Dawson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special, term, Westchester county. Action by James V. Lawrence, as sole surviving partner of the firm of Lawrence Bros., against John Dawson and William Archer, impleaded, etc. From a judgment dismissing the complaint as to defendants Dawson and Archer, and adjudging that the mechanic’s Men filed by plaintiff was not vaUd, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
This is a mechanic’s lien suit, in which we are concerned only with a controversy between James V. Lawrence, as surviving partner of the firm of Lawrence Bros., on the one hand, and John Dawson and William Archer, composing the firm of Dawson & Archer, on the other. The controversy grows out of the construction of a school house in the city of Mt. Vernon. Dawson & Archer were the contractors with the municipality for the erection of the building. They entered into a subcontract with one John Burden, under which he agreed to furnish all the materials required for the carpenter work, and to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cheney v. . Troy Hospital AssociationNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Weisman v. City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Smack v. Cathedral of the Incarnation in the Diocese of Long IslandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
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- Lawrence v. DawsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900