John Marini Management Co. v. Butler

When John Marini Management Company (Marini), the general contractor for a condominium project, became aware that suppliers and subcontractors of C.R. Stone Concrete Contractors, Inc. (Stone), the subcontractor for construction of a concrete parking garage, had not been paid, Marini terminated Stone’s contract effective January 11, 2005. Ten days later, Stone filed the documents necessary to obtain a mechanic’s lien — a “notice of contract” and “statement of amount due.” See G. L. c. 254, §§ 4, 8. On February 11, 2005, Marini filed an action for dissolution of the lien in Superior Court, and…