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- Title: Hutnick V. United States Fidelity And Guaranty Co.
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 01, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
Description
As provided by Civil Code section 3144.5,*fn1 the statute of limitations for an action on a mechanic's lien release bond is six months from the recording of the bond. We granted review in this case to determine how this statute of limitations affects a mechanic's lien foreclosure action commenced before the recording of the release bond. For the reasons to follow, we conclude that section 3144.5's limitation period was not intended to and does not apply to pending lien foreclosure actions. Accordingly, if a lien foreclosure action has been timely filed before the recording of the bond and the surety has thereafter been made a party defendant to the action, the surety may not invoke section 3144.5's limitations period as a defense.