New York Court of Appeals

Amelia E. Lauer, Respondents v. Bernard Dunn, Appellant

October 8, 1889115 N.Y. 405

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's reversal of a nonsuit, holding that the contractor's written order directing payment to the subcontractors constituted an equitable assignment of the owner's funds, and that subsequent liens could not defeat the subcontractors' right to the assigned money.