Paul Mock, Inc. v. 118 East 25th Street Realty Co

In Paul Mock, Inc. v. 118 East 25th Street Realty Co. (87 AD2d 756 [1st Dept 1982]) the Court held that the lienor could not foreclose its mechanic's lien against the owner of real property. The Court found that the submissions established "that the lienor never dealt with the owner with respect to these improvements; all the transactions relating to the improvements occurred between the lienor and the tenant in possession; the credit accorded by the lienor was to the tenant and not to the owner; and the tenant in essence assured the owner that the improvements to be effected were at the tenant's expense."