Time for actions to foreclose and enforce lien

55-215. Time for actions to foreclose and enforce lien. The holder of such lien shall within six months institute an action to foreclose and enforce the lien in the manner now provided by law, or shall within six months institute an action in attachment or replevin, setting forth the lienholder's interest and right to possession thereto, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where such oil-field equipment has been delivered, or in any county where it can be located. History: L. 1941, ch. 281, § 4; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; transporter of supplies has lien on entire pipe line. Rodgers v. Arapahoe Pipe Line Co., 181 Kan. 579, 581, 313 P.2d 740. 2. Party dissatisfied with appraisers' award under K.S.A. 12-527 has right to trial de novo on reasonableness of award. Rural Water District No. 2 v. City of Louisburg, 288 Kan. 811, 207 P.3d 1055 (2009). Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Deep Horizons—Legislative Shifting of the Burden of Proof in Implied Covenant Cases," John H. Lundgren, 24 W.L.J. 30 (1984). "Oil and Gas: The Corporation Commission's Role in Evaluating the Prudence of Operations in Statutory Unitization," Richard A. Forster, 24 W.L.J. 191 (1984). "Oil and Gas: Forfeiture as a Remedy for Flagrant Breach of Express Surface Use Restrictions—Are The Gates Open?[Thurner v. Kaufman, 237 Kan. 184, 699 P.2d 435 (1985)]," Randy Scheer, 25 W.L.J. 406 (1986). "Developing the Unexplored Deep Horizons Act," Terry Torline, 26 W.L.J. 471 (1987). "Implied Covenants in Oil and Gas Leases—Past, Present & Future," Patrick H. Martin, 33 W.L.J. 639, 667 (1994). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026