First Security Mortgage Co. v. Hansen

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff initiated this action to foreclose a trust deed on property on which defendant Integral Steel Structures had filed a notice of claim of mechanic's lien. The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment against Integral Steel based on its finding that the lien notice was invalid because it lacked verification as required by statute. Defendant appeals contending that its notice of lien comports with § 88-1-7, U.C.A.1958, as amended, and is properly verified or is in substantial compliance with that statute.

Section 38-1-7 of our mechanic's lien statutes requires the…