National Lumber Co. v. Lombardi

The defendants have appealed from the motion judge’s denial of their application for an order to discharge a mechanic’s lien filed by National Lumber Company (“National”). The motion judge, acting on a joint request by the parties, reported her ruling for determination by the Appellate Division. See Mass. R. Civ. P., Rule 64(b); Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 5; and G.L.c. 231, §108. The defendants sought to dissolve National’s mechanic’s lien, contending that National failed to strictly comply with the recording provision prescribed by c. 254, §5. National argued that it complied with the…