Lori Joseph Builders, Inc. v Torres

Holding The Appellate Division reversed the judgment in favor of the plaintiff, finding that the defendant was not personally liable for payment under the contracts and that the agreements were unenforceable due to indefiniteness. The court also held that the plaintiff could not recover in quantum meruit for lack of evidence regarding the reasonable value of services.

The court’s words

the plain language of the contracts unambiguously attributed the responsibility for payment to Lenny

2026 NY Slip Op 05300, at the official text

the terms of the contracts are too indefinite and uncertain to be enforceable

2026 NY Slip Op 05300, at the official text

the plaintiff cannot recover in quantum meruit because it failed to present any evidence of the reasonable value of the services rendered

2026 NY Slip Op 05300, at the official text

damages under Lien Law § 39-a for willful exaggeration of the mechanic's lien are unavailable to the defendant

2026 NY Slip Op 05300, at the official text