Lord v. Black Hills Mining Corp.

This action was brought for the purpose of foreclosing a purported miner’s lien. The defendant, Black Hills Mining Corporation, was operating a mine under a lease, containing an option to purchase. The lease among other things provided that “any machinery, equipment, tools belonging to the lessee a period of sixty days will be given for their removal upon the termination or forfeiture of this lease.” The plaintiffs performed labor for and furnished materials to the defendant mining corporation and subsequent to the discontinuance of mining operations, but before the lease was forfeited, filed…