De Masi v. F.W. Bowden Co.

Defendant moves to strike the bill for want of equity. The bill discloses that the complainant has in his hands $1,008.76 due from him to a contractor for the erection of a building, under written contract, duly filed; that on December 22d 1924, the Bowden company served on him a notice, in the nature of a stop-notice, for $492.49, for materials and labor; that on February 16th, 1924, defendant Brill served a like notice for $482.44; that thereafter other materialmen and laborers served stop-notices; that the stop-notices total $2,452.93; that Brill recovered a judgment against him July 11th,…