Hilam, Inc. v. Petersen Oil Co.

The principal question argued upon this appeal and, in our view, the sole question to be determined, is whether the trial court erred in holding that the state of Wisconsin was not entitled to a lien upon the premises of the Petersen Oil Company.

There is no material dispute as to the facts. On and before July 1, 1931, the Petersen Oil Company (hereafter called the company), owned about eight acres of land situated on the north side of the Blue Mound road in Waukesha county. There existed upon this land a filling station and a number of large storage tanks. The company operated both the…