HENRY & JOHN ASSOCS v. DEMILO


137 Misc.2d 354 (1987)

In the Matter of Henry & John Associates, Petitioner, v. Demilo Construction Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Queens County.

October 23, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian Kaplan for lienor. Giaimo, Vreeburg & Rose for petitioner.


HERBERT A. POSNER, J.

This petition to discharge a mechanic's lien raises an interesting question of law: Must the lien be discharged because sloppy, ambiguous language is used in the notice of lien to describe the work performed?

Under section 3 of the Lien Law, a lien attaches for labor "for the improvement of real property" and this is defined in section 2 (4), as including, "the demolition, erection...

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