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Joe Smith, Inc. v. Otis-Charles Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 15, 1952
304 N.Y. 684 (N.Y. 1952)

Summary

holding that courts lack authority to declare a lien void for willful exaggeration where a party successfully obtained a discharge of the lien at the beginning of trial

Summary of this case from SMC ELEC. CONTRS., CORP. v. TSSCO, INC.

Opinion

Argued June 3, 1952

Decided July 15, 1952

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, FRANK J. CREGG, Off. Ref.

Benjamin E. Shove for appellant.

Gordon H. Mahley for respondent.



Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.


Summaries of

Joe Smith, Inc. v. Otis-Charles Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 15, 1952
304 N.Y. 684 (N.Y. 1952)

holding that courts lack authority to declare a lien void for willful exaggeration where a party successfully obtained a discharge of the lien at the beginning of trial

Summary of this case from SMC ELEC. CONTRS., CORP. v. TSSCO, INC.

holding that courts lack authority to declare a lien void for willful exaggeration where a party successfully obtained a discharge of the lien at the beginning of trial

Summary of this case from SMC Elec. Contrs., Corp. v. TSSCO, Inc., 2009 NY Slip Op 51845(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 8/10/2009)
Case details for

Joe Smith, Inc. v. Otis-Charles Corp.

Case Details

Full title:JOE SMITH, INC., Respondent, v. OTIS-CHARLES CORP., Appellants, et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 15, 1952

Citations

304 N.Y. 684 (N.Y. 1952)
107 N.E.2d 598

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