Fleeger v. Swift

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, O. J.:

D. P. Fleeger brought an action in Kingman county to recover $800 from J. C. Swift and nine others, alleged to be due for pulling casing from a test well which had been drilled in that county in an exploration for oil. None of the defendants named resided or could be summoned in Kingman county. Five of them were residents of Missouri and five of them resided in Kansas, four in Finney county and one in Kearny county. Plaintiff procured the issuance of an order of attachment, which was levied on casing alleged to be the property of the…