Case Name: Nunan v. Doyle
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1892-03-14
Citations: 18 N.Y.S. 192
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nunan v. Doyle.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 18
Pages: 192–192

Head Matter:
Nunan v. Doyle.
(Superior Court of New York City,
General Term.
March 14, 1892.)
Mechanics’ Liens—Substantial Performance of Contract.
Substantial performance of a building contract entitles the contractor to a lien.
Appeal from judgment on report of referee.
Action by James Hunan against Andrew T. Doyle. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
Affirmed,
Argued before Sedgwick, C. J., and Dugro and Gildersleeve, JJ.
Charles J. Hardy, for appellant. William Stone, for respondent.

Opinion:
Dugro, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs The action was brought to foreclose a mechanic's lien. The amount claimed to be due was $1,614, and was for a balance upon a contract of $14,680, and for extra work. The recovery was for $1,063.60. The appellant claims that-the lien was invalid, and seems to rely greatly upon a finding of fact which is, in effect, that the work covered by the contracts was not yet completed at-the time of the trial. That a substantial completion was not referred to in this finding is evidenced by the fourth finding, which reads: "That before-the 14th day of July, 1890, plaintiff had substantially completed the plastering work required to be done. " The case shows that the referee found that plaintiff had substantially performed the contract and work for-which he filed the lien. Allowance was made for the lack of full performance. Hollister v. Mott, (Sup.) 10 N. Y. Supp. 409, is satisfactory authority that a. recovery ought not to be defeated upon the ground that there was not full performance by the plaintiff. Substantial performance will suffice. I have-examined the exceptions which appear in the case, and find no error which, warrants a reversal. The judgment should be affirmed, with costs and disbursements. All concur.