Church v. Roemer

DONALDSON, Justice.

This action was brought to recover payment of a debt and to foreclose a farm laborer’s lien. The plaintiff-appellant Don Church was hired by Lawrence Roemer to harvest potatoes grown on land leased by Roemer, part of which land was owned by the defendant-respondent Simplot Industries. Although the J. R. Simplot Company — as contrasted to the separate corporation of Simplot Industries — is not a party to this lawsuit, it is involved in the facts of the case. Roemer had contracted to sell all of his potatoes to the J. R. Simplot Company. Church completed his harvesting work…