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Title: Sundance Mechanical & Utility Corp. V. Marvin F. Atlas
Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
Release Date : January 02, 1990
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 78 KB

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This little case raises large issues concerning the jurisdiction of our courts, the relationship between jurisdiction and a complaint's failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and the power of a district court to enter a default judgment when the complaint fails to state a cause of action. The principal specific question for decision is whether the trial court could properly reinstate a default judgment against a homeowner in a subcontractor's suit to foreclose on his mechanic's lien when his complaint (actually, his crossclaim) failed to allege that he held a valid contractor's license. We hold that the trial court could do so, and we therefore affirm.