Matter of Corina Assocs., Inc. v. McManus, Longe, Brockwehl, Inc

In Matter of Corina Assocs., Inc. v. McManus, Longe, Brockwehl, Inc. (39 A.D.2d 613 [1972]) the Court upheld the Special Term's decision to grant a motion to amend a notice of mechanic's lien because the mistake was a misdescription, not a jurisdictional defect. In that case, the lienor sought to change the lienor's name in the notice from Corina Construction Company to Corina Associates, Inc. (id.). The lienor had operated publically under the name of Corina Construction Company for many years, had executed the contract upon which the dispute arose under that name, and had used that name in connection with litigation against the appellants, without objection ( id. at 614). The Court found that the notice, which properly described the lienor as a corporation, listed its business address and was verified by Corina Associates' president, "gave adequate notice of the lienor's identity to all concerned" (id.).