Bank of Earlsboro v. J. E. Crosbie, Inc.

HÜRST, J.

Plaintiff, .7. E. Crosbie, Inc., employed a contractor to build a gasoline plant on one of its oil and gas leases. The contractor assigned all of his interest in the money due under the contract to the defendant, Bank of Earlsboro, and left for parts unknown. The subcontractors and laborers, who did the work for the contractor, had not been paid, and were claiming, or about to claim, liens on plaintiff’s lease. One laborer had filed a lien, but no one had filed suit. Alleging these facts in a “Bill of Interpleader”, plaintiff commenced this action. The contractor, the bank, and the…