Multiplex Building Corp., Inc. v. Lyles

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Section 45-251 et seq. of the 1962 Code of Laws, as amended, creates the right to a mechanic’s lien and provides for its filing and foreclosure. Prior to 1957, Section 45-262 required that a mechanic’s lien be dissolved unless a suit for its enforcement was begun within a six months period. However, in 1957, Section 45-262 was amended to require not only that the foreclosure suit must be commenced but also that a notice of pendency of the action be filed within six months. Act No. 167 of the 1957 Acts (50 Stat. 181). Section 45-262, as amended, now states:

“Unless a suit…