Schwartz v. Duncan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff commenced this action to obtain a judgment against E. H. Duncan, the owner of an oil-and-gas lease, for drilling a well on the lease and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien filed by him to secure the payment of his claim for drilling the well. The International Supply Company claimed a chattel mortgage on supplies sold by it to E. H. Duncan, to be used in drilling *750the well. Each of the other defendants filed cross petitions in which they sought to foreclose mechanics’ liens on the property, either for labor performed or for…