Maas v. Olmstead

Plaintiff instituted this action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The defendants named in the summons, complaint and notice of pendency of the action Were the owners and a lessee of the property against which the lien was filed. Thereafter and on December 4, 1925, an order was entered directing that one Otto L. Spannhake, a subsequent lienor, be made a party defendant and that the notice of pendency of the action be amended to include his name. A supplemental summons and complaint were served on him February 15, 1926. The amendment, however, was not made to the notice of pendency of the…