Meehan v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
■Action in the district court for Marshall county to enforce a materialman’s lien. The case was tried before Watts, J., who-found in favor of defendants. From a judgment 'entered pursuant to the findings, plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
1. This action is one to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Defendant Merriam, who alone answered, had judgment in the court below, and plaintiffs appeal therefrom. The • only question in the case deserving special mention is whether a mechanic’s lien statement, after it has been filed in the office of the register of deeds, and after the time fixed by law for filing the original, may, as to a third person who has acquired rights and interests in the land covered by the lien adverse to the lien claimant, be amended on the trial of an action to .foreclose it by changing the date of the last item of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Witte v. MeyerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Olson v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- Shirah Contracting Co. v. WaiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977