Frank T. Hickey, Inc. v. Los Angeles Jewish Community Council

Appeal by defendants from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for money and for a decree of foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien. The dispute involves charges made by plaintiff for claimed extra labor, material, and equipment furnished under a subcontract with defendant Contracting Engineers Company for the construction of a building for defendant Los Angeles Jewish Community Council.

On May 2, 1950, defendant Contracting Engineers Company, a partnership, as general contractor, and defendant Los Angeles Jewish Community Council, a corporation, as owner, entered into a contract for the construction of the Jewish Community Council Building on the corner of Vermont and Clinton Avenues, in Los Angeles. The building was to consist of two wings, one on Vermont and one on Clinton, with a rotunda connecting the two. On May 15, 1950, plaintiff, a corporation, and the general contractor entered into a subcontract whereby plaintiff agreed for $31,200 to: (1) remove trees, except those designated by the architect; (2) remove foundations from temporary buildings and old concrete residences; (3) demolish and remove walls, walks, and paving from the site; (4) excavate by machine for the building,…