New York Lumber & Wood-Working Co. v. Schneider
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from special term; George M. Van Hoesen, Judge. Action by the New York Lumber & Wood-Working Company against Morris Schneider and Abraham Schneider, to foreclose a mechanic’s lien.
Read the full summary
Appeal from special term; George M. Van Hoesen, Judge. Action by the New York Lumber & Wood-Working Company against Morris Schneider and Abraham Schneider, to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The parties had submitted the matters in dispute under the contract to arbitration, and the arbitrators made an award of a certain sum in favor of the company, less damages suffered by defendants on account of the company’s failure to perform, charging it with costs, first reciting that the award was made after having heard the proofs and allegations of the parties. The court dismissed the complaint, and…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the special term dismissing the complaint after <a trial. On June 15, 1885, the plaintiff made a contract in writing with the defendants, by which it agreed to furnish and finish the wood-work in three houses of the defendants in One Hundred and Twenty-Third street, in the city of New York, by the 1st day of September, 1885. Disputes having arisen between the parties, they agreed to arbitrate these differences, and on September 9, 1885, a submission to arbitration was drawn up and signed, and the plaintiff was allowed, subject to defendants’ claim for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nichols & Fay v. Rensselaer County Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Cox v. JaggerNew York Supreme Court · 1824
- Strang v. FergusonNew York Supreme Court · 1817
3Cited by1 opinion
- Matter of Young v. Crescent Development Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1925