Legal Opinion

Brescia Construction Co. v. Walart Construction Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 17, 1934PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.

The plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendant Walart Construction Company to perform work and furnish materials for the erection of a building in Bronx county. Thereafter the plaintiff filed a mechanic’s lien against Walart Construction Company. The lien was discharged pursuant to the provisions of section 19, subdivision 4, of the Lien Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 33). The New Amsterdam Casualty Company became the surety on the undertaking required by that section. Then the plaintiff began an action to foreclose its Hen.

The contract between the plaintiff and Walart Construction Company…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Morton v. . TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  2. Berger Manufacturing Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  3. Aeschlimann v. . Presbyterian HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Louis Michel, Inc. v. Whitecourt Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1934

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. CVN Group, Inc. v. DelgadoTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Ferrara v. GalluchioNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
  3. American Renaissance Lines, Inc. v. Saxis Steamship Co., and Multifacs International Traders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. Friedman v. SteinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
  5. Orion Shipping & Trading Co. v. Eastern States Petroleum Corp. of Panama, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963

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