Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. v. James

BARROW, Justice.

This case involves the priority of liens of materialmen who furnished materials and services used by an absconding contractor in drilling a water well upon owners’ homestead, and of the assignee of the promissory note and mechanic’s lien contract executed by owners to the contractor. These parties are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Suppliers,” “Contractor,” “Assignee,” and “Owners.”

Judgment was entered, after a non-jury trial, whereby the Owners’ liability upon the note was fixed at $9,634.10, and As-signee was given priority for the sum of $7,000.00 which had been…