Opaco Lumber & Realty Co. v. Phipps

*313OPINION

By the Court,

Merrill, C. J.:

This action is brought to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for materials used in the construction of respondents’ residence in Las Vegas. The lien claimant has taken this appeal from judgment for the respondents rendered by the trial court sitting without jury.

The first question raised by the appeal is whether the filing, unsigned, of a document entitled “default” can be construed as entry of default by the clerk. Appellant moved the trial court for an order striking the answer of respondents, basing its motion upon the ground that the answer had been filed after…