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Philip Alan, Inc. v. MSarcia Construction Services, Inc. (2005)

Massachusetts Superior Court - 19 Mass. L. Rptr. 705

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In a dispute over a property lien involving corporate formation and contract law, Philip Alan challenged the validity of a lien placed by an unregistered contractor, MSarcia Construction Services, alleging non-compliance with the Mechanic's Lien Statute and willful account inaccuracies.

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Issue

The issue is to assess whether the lien placed by MSarcia Construction Services, despite being unregistered at the time of contract, is valid and whether inaccuracies in their statement of account invalidate the lien, given the complexities of contract law regarding corporations.

Conclusion

The court's legal conclusion is that the lien on the property held by MSarcia Construction Services is valid despite it being registered before Eliot Square Enterprises became a registered corporation. The court found that the lien is upheld by the theory of continuing offer and implied contract. Also, the court did not find any solid evidence to prove the allegations made by the plaintiff that MSarcia willfully provided inaccurate account statements.

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Rule

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Analysis

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Brief Facts & Holding

Facts

  • Philip Alan, on behalf of Eliot Square Enterprises, is trying to revoke a lien that MSarcia Construction Services, the defendant, placed on a property.
  • The lower court incorrectly placed the lien before the company was a registered corporation.
  • The plaintiff insisted that the lien couldn't be recorded because there was no written contract as required, claiming MSarcia was unregistered when the contract was agreed upon.
  • The court relied on precedent which states that a new corporation can be bound to a previous contract under theories of continuing offer and implied contract.
  • The plaintiff also alleged that the lien should be dissolved due to false information in the defendant's statement of account but couldn't provide enough evidence to support this claim.

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Holding

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  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached to satisfy an unrelated claim, despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached as the basis for the suit (e.g., to quiet title), despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • An individual is sued who is a resident of the state, or who has been served with process while physically located within the state.
  • jurisdiction - Neff is neither a resident, nor was served while within the state. Service by publication may be valid for an
  • proceeding, where the owner would be made aware of the suit due to their property being seized, but not for
  • jurisdiction - the action was on the basis of a suit to receive payment owed, and did not relate directly to a property within the state.
  • jurisdiction, as the Oregon property was not attached to the initial suit, but rather was added in after the suit happened - note that Neff did not even purchase the property until after the suit had concluded.
  • Accordingly, the Oregon court did not have jurisdiction over the initial suit between Neff and his lawyer.
  • Enforcement of a judgment without jurisdiction denies due process!
  • Additionally, although judgments rendered by other states are entitled to full faith and credit, if that state did not have jurisdiction to render the judgment, it loses such entitlement.
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