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.