Atkinson v. Woodmansee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bue,CH, J. :

In an action for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien it was discovered that the land upon which the improvement had been erected had been misdescribed, and that the owner had been misnamed in the original lien statement. The district court permitted amendments to cure these, defects, and rendered judgment foreclosing the lien. This action of the court is complained of. It was, however, fully warranted by section 5121, General Statutes of 1901, which provides as follow’s:

“ In case of action brought, any lien statement may be amended by…