Hicks v. Early

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a slander of title action. Appellant, A. A. Hicks, purchased roofing materials from appellees, Southwestern Petroleum Company, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Lee Early, according to an allegation of the complaint, an agent and officer of the corporation,1 to he delivered and used at 215 Clark Street, Nettleton, Arkansas. A dispute arose as to the amount Hicks owed appellees. On January 11, 1960, a materialman’s lien was filed by appellees, claiming a lien in the amount of $47.02 upon “buildings and property of Mr. A. A. Hicks in Jonesboro, Arkansas,…