Republic Supply Company v. French Oil Company

FRASER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered by the District Court of Ector County, Texas. The appellant-plaintiff had filed a materialman’s and mechanic’s lien against certain oil well equipment and property sold to one Miles Kernaghan, which was to be used in an oil well described in the lien affidavit. This lien was dated June 4, 1957 and was filed three days later, on June 7, 1957. Subsequent to this time, and apparently on November 20, 1957, ap-pellee-defendant filed its lien affidavit covering the same property, and on February 5, 1958 filed its amended deed of…