Berentz v. Kern King Oil & Development Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, Kern County; J. W. Mahon, Judge. Suit by J. H. Berentz against the Kern King Oil and Development Company and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This suit was brought to foreclose several liens for work and labor performed in the construction of an oil well on a tract of eighty acres of land described in the complaint. The Belmont Oil Company was and is the owner of the land, of which the other defendant holds a lease, and the latter defendant is also the owner of the drilling apparatus, derrick, etc., now on the land, and used, it is alleged, “in the development and working of the said land and mining claim.” The Belmont Oil Company suffered default. The other defendant filed demurrer and answer, but did not appear at the trial. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williams v. Santa Clara Mining Ass'n of Balt.California Supreme Court · 1884
- Williams v. Mountaineer Gold Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1894
- Morse v. De ArdoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Bewick v. MuirCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Berentz v. Belmont Oil Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1906