International Tel. and Tel. Corp. v. Envirco Servs. Inc

In International Tel. and Tel. Corp. v. Envirco Servs. Inc., 144 N.J. Super. 31, 36-37, 364 A.2d 549 (App.Div.1976), the Court held that: "In the absence of evidence of advance payments to the general contractor which are contrary to the filed contract provisions, or other collusive conduct designed to frustrate the rights of the . . . claimant," id. at 36-37, 364 A.2d 549, the property owner was not liable to an unpaid subcontractor because the owner owed nothing to the breaching general contractor as of the date of the sub-contractor's stop notice.