Legal Opinion

Jarrell Et Ux. v. Block

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 20, 1907PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from the District Court of Comanche County; before F. E. Gillette, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. Plaintiff filed his petition in the district court of Comanche county, seeking a foreclosure of mechanic’s lien for $342.00, claimed to be due for labor and material furnished under subcontract for the construction of a frame dwelling on certain lots in Butler’s addition to the city of Lawton, owned by C. W, Jarrell, and which are more particularly described in the…

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Error from the District Court of Comanche County; before F. E. Gillette, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. Plaintiff filed his petition in the district court of Comanche county, seeking a foreclosure of mechanic’s lien for $342.00, claimed to be due for labor and material furnished under subcontract for the construction of a frame dwelling on certain lots in Butler’s addition to the city of Lawton, owned by C. W, Jarrell, and which are more particularly described in the lien and in the petition. A personal judgment was prayed against L. H. Robinson, the contractor, but he was not served…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

Irwin, J.:

It is conceded by counsel for plaintiff in error that there are no disputed questions of fact in this case, and that the issues are entirely questions of law. The issues of law are stated as: First, a mechanic’s lien does not affect school land, the title to which is in the government of the United States; second, the residence in question is personal property by the terms of the lease, and a mechanic’s lien does not attach to personal property independent of the real property; third, that the trial court did not have jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hathaway v. Davis & RankinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1884
  2. Parker v. LynchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1898
  3. Block v. PearsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ward v. TOWN TAVERNOregon Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Nelson Bennett Co. v. Twin Falls Land & Water Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Braden v. Gulf Coast Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  4. Joplin Supply Co. v. WestMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
  5. National Gas Co. v. Ada Iron & Metal Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938

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