Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 55-208 (2026)

Lien of subcontractor or materialman on gas and oil leasehold or pipeline

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55-208. Lien of subcontractor or materialman on gas and oil leasehold or pipeline. Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall furnish such machinery or supplies to a subcontractor under a contractor, or any person who shall perform such labor under a subcontract with a contractor, or who as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of such contractor, and who shall perform any such labor, may obtain a lien upon said leasehold for oil and gas purposes or any gas pipeline or any oil pipeline from the same tank and in the same manner and to the same extent as the original contractor for the amount due him or her for such labor, as provided in K.S.A. 55-207.

History: L. 1909, ch. 159, § 2; March 31; R.S. 1923, 55-208.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1955–1990 · leading case: Interlake, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 644 P.2d 385 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981).
Interlake, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 644 P.2d 385 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 12× “The trial court here found that Continental was in effect a contractor and that Interlake was in effect a materialman subcontractor and as such entitled to a mechanic's lien under K.S.A. 55-208. KPL appeals this judgment.”
Meyer v. Latta, 285 P.2d 782 (Kan. 1955). · cites it 4× “Insofar as is necessary to note here the trial court said: "The provisions of Section 55-207 are broader than the provisions of Section 55-208 and wisely so. (But see Skinner vs.”
Interlake, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co., 644 P.2d 385 (Kan. 1982). · cites it 3× “If Interlake has a right to a lien, it must bring itself within a classification granted such protection by the provisions of K.S.A. 55-208, unchanged since its enactment in 1909, which provides: *254 “Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall furnish such machinery or…”
Sfeld Eng'g, Inc. v. Franklin Supply Co., 795 P.2d 60 (Kan. 1990). · cites it 6× “Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall furnish such machinery or supplies to a subcontractor under a contractor, or any person who shall perform such labor under a subcontract with a contractor, or who as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of such contractor,…”
Sfeld Eng'g, Inc. v. Franklin Supply Co., 782 P.2d 357 (Kan. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 5× “” K.S.A. 55-208 provides: “Any person, copartnership or corporation who shall furnish such machinery or supplies to a subcontractor under a contractor, or any person who shall perform such labor under a subcontract with a contractor, or who as an artisan or day laborer in the…”
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