Gaudreau v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action to foreclose liens’for labor and materials on an oil and gas lease. The liens of various claimants were allowed and there is no controversy with respect to them. The appellant Bennett was denied a lien and the correctness of that ruling is the only matter involved in this appeal.

*645Fred U. T. Smith was the owner of an oil and gas lease on real estate in McPherson county and entered into a contract with defendant Kightlinger for drilling a test well, whereby Smith was to furnish the casing and derrick and Kightlinger was to…