Eclipse Architectural Group, Inc. v. Lam

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

This case involves two mechanic’s liens foreclosed against a hotel property. An agent of the respondent lien claimants, Hunter Construction, Inc., and Verde General Contractor, Inc., personally served mechanic’s lien statements on the property owner. Appellant, Briekwell Community Bank, challenges the validity of this service. Briekwell argues that service of a mechanic’s lien statement under Minn. Stat. § 514.08, subd. 1(2) (2010), is subject to the provision in Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.02 that prohibits a party to the action from serving “a summons or other process.”…