Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation v. Maurice Williams

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc. (the Institute) appeals the district court’s 1 holding that it was not entitled to a $209,000 lien against a tyrannosaurus rex fossil for work performed in excavating and preparing the fossil. We affirm.

I

The facts surrounding the discovery, excavation, and preparation of the fossil are discussed at length in Black Hills Inst. of Geological Research v. South Dakota Sch. of Mines & Tech., 12 F.3d 737 (8th Cir.1993) (Black Hills III), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 61, 130 L.Ed.2d 18 (1994). We will discuss herein…