May v. Mora

Citations

• 50 Pa. Super. 359
• 1912 Pa. Super. LEXIS 57

Syllabus

<p>Mechanic’s lien — Amendment — Description of building — Acts of June 4,1901, P. L. 431, and April 17, 1905, P. L. 172.</p> <p>1. Where a mechanic’s lien sets forth that it was “for work done and material furnished in and about the erection and construction of a two-story brick building and against the building and ground covered thereby,” and the lien accurately describes the lot by adjoinders and distances, it is proper to allow an amendment setting forth that the two-story building was partly of stone and partly of brick roofed with slate, with plastered walls, certain kinds of floor, etc.</p> <p>2. The statutes relating to the amendment of the descriptions of property in mechanic’s liens are to be liberally construed in favor of the allowance of the amendment.</p> <p>3. In construing the provisions of the mechanic’s lien law of June 4, 1901, relating to amendments, the decisions under the earlier Act of June 16, 1836, P. L. 695, in reference to such amendments, are of the first importance.</p>