Ryan Contracting, Inc. v. Jag Investments, Inc.

OPINION

LANCASTER, Justice.

Appellant JAG Investments, Inc. appeals from the court of appeals’ decision affirming the district court’s denial of JAG’s motion for summary judgment. JAG asks us to reverse the court of appeals’ holding that respondent Ryan Contracting, Inc. effectively served JAG in a mechanics’ hen action even though Ryan failed to serve JAG within the one-year time limit imposed by Minn.Stat. § 514.12, subd. 3 (2000). JAG also contends that the court of appeals erred when it failed to dismiss respondent GMH Asphalt Corporation’s cross-claim against JAG because Ryan never…