Petrucelli Construction Co. v. Barrios

After a fire in a Lynn apartment building, its owner, Hirain Barrios (“Barrios”), hired Petrucelli Construction Co. Inc. (“Petrucelli”) to perform repairs and renovations required by the fire and building inspectors. Barrios paid some, but not all, of the money to which Petrucelli claimed it was entitled. Petrucelli sued Barrios to recover the balance, and to perfect a mechanic’s lien, having first purportedly recorded the preliminary instruments required under G.L.C. 254. After a jury-waived trial, the judge awarded Petrucelli $13,500.00 for work actually performed, but found that the…