Sullivan v. Treen

Citations

• 13 Wash. 261
• 43 P. 38
• 1895 Wash. LEXIS 86

Syllabus

<p>MECHANICS’ LIENS — SUFFICIENCY OF DESCRIPTION — SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON ONE LOT — AMENDMENT OF CLAIM.</p> <p>Mechanic’s lien notices claiming separate liens upon each of three houses situated upon a single lot is not insufficient because they describe each of the houses as being upon the lot and do not specify any particular portion thereof upon which each house is situated, when no particular portion of the lot has been set apart by the owner as necessary to be used in connection with each house.</p> <p>Under Laws 1893, p. 32, a claim of mechanic’s lien upon several houses upon a single lot is sufficient, when the notice indicates an intention to claim a lien upon the entire lot and the buildings thereon for all labor done and materials furnished for all the houses.</p> <p>The provision of Laws 1893, p. 34, §5, authorizing an amendment of lien notices when the interests of third parties will not he affected thereby, has reference only to such third parties as acquire some interest subsequent to the filing of the lien notice.</p>