H.A.M.S. Co. v. Electrical Contractors of Alaska, Inc.

While I agree that the corporate ac-knowledgements affixed to the claims of lien are not tantamount to verifications, I dissent from the holding that the claims of lien may not be upheld under Alaska’s liberal validation statute, AS 34.35.020. The statute states:

Sufficiency in Hen notice or pleadings.(a)No mistake in formality or lack of statement in the lien notice or the pleadings is ground for dismissal or unnecessary delay in an action to foreclose a lien.(b)Substantial compliance with the law relating to the contents of the lien notice is considered sufficient, if the notice…