Printable Format58-203. Lien for threshing or husking. Any person operating a threshing machine, or engaged in the business of threshing and harvesting grain or grain crops, shucking, husking or gathering of corn, either by hand or by machinery, for others, who shall under contract with the owners of such grain or grain crop, or with the mortgagee thereof, thresh, husk and harvest such grain or crop, shall be entitled to a lien thereon from the date of such harvesting, husking or threshing to secure the payment of any amount due for threshing, husking and harvesting, from and after the date of such threshing, husking or harvesting. Such lien shall be preferred to that of any prior security interest or encumbrance.
History: L. 1917, ch. 231, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 159, § 1; R.S. 1923, 58-203; L. 1933, ch. 81, § 1 (Special Session); L. 1965, ch. 564, § 405; January 1, 1966.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
Mentioned in article on tenant farmers, H. W. Hannah, 7 K.L.R. 295, 306 (1959).
Secured transactions under UCC, J. Eugene Balloun, 5 W.L.J. 192, 213 (1966).
"URLTA, Kansas, and the Common Law," Michael J. Davis, 21 K.L.R. 387, 417 (1973).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Section cited by court in affirming judgment. Rupp v. Dinkle, 112 K. 534, 535, 211 P. 629.
2. Cited; action by landlord against tenant for conversion. Safar v. Kasha, 113 K. 608, 610, 215 P. 1006.
3. Lien is superior only to those attaching after threshing. Bank v. Equity Exchange, 113 K. 696, 699, 216 P. 278.
4. Thresher took wheat; effect on grower's contract with wheat growers association. Kansas Wheat Growers Ass'n v. Leslie, 126 K. 694, 697, 271 P. 284.
5. Priority of liens set out. Taylor v. White, 131 K. 791, 794, 293 P. 743.
6. Cited in holding facts show lien failed. Miller v. Fike, 133 K. 108, 109, 299 P. 259.
7. Applied; lien superior to chattel mortgage or federal tax lien. Schmitz v. Stockman, 151 K. 891, 895, 101 P.2d 962.
8. Basic legal principles of personal property liens reviewed; common-law requirement of possession still overriding consideration. Northeast Kansas Prod. Cred. Ass'n v. Ferbache, 236 K. 491, 493, 494, 693 P.2d 1152 (1985).
9. Preferences for wages due when receiver appointed (44-312) as not creating lien or priority over perfected security interests examined. First Nat'l Bank v. Family Medicine Clinic of Medicine Lodge, 14 K.A.2d 749, 750, 798 P.2d 519 (1990).