Hodge v. Anderson

Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The defendant LandersMorrison-Christenson Company was denied a lien. It appeals from the order denying its motion for a new trial.

The defendant was denied a lien because the notary’s certificate to the verification of the recorded lien statement bore no notarial seal. The statute requires that the lien “statement shall be made by or at the instance of the lien claimant, be verified by the oath of some person shown by such verification to have knowledge of the facts stated,” etc. G. S. 1913, § 7026.

G. S'. 1913, § 5710, provides that “every notary shall…