Laborers' and Materialmen's Liens 8 — lien predating purchase — erroneous date in claim of lien — lien not defeated Where plaintiff contracted with defendants Creech to furnish labor and materials in connection with construction of a dwelling on property owned by the Creeches, the Creeches conveyed the property to defendants Korte on 20 August 1973, plaintiff filed a claim of lien on 8 October 1973 which was within 120 days from the last day materials and supplies were furnished, and the claim erroneously stated that materials were first furnished on 4 December 1973, defendants Korte, who had constructive notice of the facts upon which the claim of lien was based, could not take advantage of the scrivener's error in the claim upon which they had not relied to defeat the lien which related back to a time predating the Kortes' purchase. APPEAL of right by plaintiff pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-30 (2) from a decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, 23 N.C. App. 673, 209 S.E.2d 511 (1974), which affirmed, Baley, J., dissenting, an order of District Court Judge Barnette. Mast, Tew Nall, P.A., by Allen R. Tew, Attorneys for the plaintiff.