East Coast Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Ciolfi

The plaintiff, East Coast Steel Erectors, Inc. (East Coast), appeals from a Superior Court judge’s dismissal of its claim against Phillip K. Ciolfi, trustee of Danvers Executive Park Trust (trust), seeking to enforce a mechanic’s lien it recorded under G. L. c. 254, § 4 (1992 ed.). The judge held that East Coast failed to perfect its mechanic’s lien in accordance with c. 254, the mechanic’s lien statute. We granted East Coast’s request for direct appellate review. We reverse.

This dispute arises out of a project for the construction of a building on land owned by the trust in Danvers. Whitney…