Paul C. Helmick Corp. v. Lucky Chance Mining Co.

OPINION

FROEB, Presiding Judge.

The basic question in this case is whether and to what extent the lessor of mining equipment is entitled to a lien for the use of its equipment at a mining location known as the Vulture Mine.

The issues were tried to the court without a jury which resulted in extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law. A general outline of the facts, taken in a light most favorable to sustaining the judgment, follows, with details discussed later in the context of the legal questions which are raised.

Lucky Chance Mining Company (a nonap-pearing defendant in the suit whose…