New York Court of Appeals December 12, 1893 (Ogden v. . Alexander)

Finch, J.

The claim of the plaintiff, Ogden, to enforce a mechanic’s lien against the property of the owner, Alexander, is resisted upon two principal grounds. The latter had made a contract with Hill for the erection of a house. By its terms Hill was to furnish all necessary labor and materials, and receive as compensation $3,425, payable in specified installments at agreed stages of the work.