Z & S Construction Co. v. Collister

This action was commenced to foreclose a lien for the expense of equipping and operating an oil and gas well. Service upon the defendant Collister, who is a resident of Colorado, was obtained by publication.

A second amended petition, filed July 2, 1979, added a cause of action in quantum meruit for the reasonable value of the goods and services provided by the plaintiff. To this petition the defendant Collister filed a general demurrer and an answer.

On November 19, 1979, trial was had to the court upon all issues except the claim in quantum meruit. That issue was reserved for trial at a later…