Legal Opinion
National Lumber Co. v. Lombardi
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 9, 2005No. 04-P-727PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
General Laws c. 254, § 5, governing the enforcement of mechanic’s hens, states that an essential final step to be taken by a person who furnished labor or materials for use in a construction project but was not paid is that, after having satisfied the notice requirements for obtaining the lien and having commenced a civil action for payment in the proper court, “[a]n attested copy of the complaint . . . shall be filed in the [appropriate] registry of deeds and recorded as provided in *491[G. L. c. 254, § 9,] within thirty days of the commencement of the action, or such lien shall be dissolved”…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Ng Bros. Construction, Inc. v. CranneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- King v. Viscoloid Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. BlakelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Druzik v. Board of Health of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Buckley v. Carrier Corp. (In Re Globe Holdings, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 2007
- Ostrander v. Brown (In Re Housey)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- J.T. Haffey Builders, Inc. v. CareyMassachusetts Superior Court · 2010
- Bruno v. Alliance Rental Group, LLCMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2023
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