Bickerton v. Vaughn

Carr, J.,

— A mechanic’s lien filed against a leasehold interest in a gas well is here attacked by rule to strike off and by demurrer to an alias .scire facias. The lien is claimed for labor and materials furnished at the request of the lessee, and is asserted against *646all the casing, tubing, fixtures, and connections of the well, and against all the interest of the lessee in the leased land, and in the gas and oil contained therein. Defendant contends:(a) That the gas and oil in the ground are not part of the curtilage and, being of a transitory nature, are not subject to a mechanic’s lien;(b)…