113 P. 859 | Or. | 1911
delivered the opinion of the court.
“Any person who shall furnish any provisions, materials or supplies for the working or development of any * * mine * * shall have a lien upon such mine * * to secure him the payment for the * * material furnished, which lien shall attach in every case to such mine.” Section 7444, L. O. L. “The liens provided for in this act are preferred liens.” Section 7447, L. O. L.
To uphold the decree rendered, electricity, when furnished at a mine for illumination or for power, must be construed to be a “supply,” thereby bringing It within the designation of the enactment quoted. As applied to material objects, a supply is understood, in its restricted sense, to mean any substance that is consumed with its use. A supply, in its more general signification, is anything required or furnished to meet a need. 8 Words & Phrases, 6802. As used in the statute under consideration, “supplies” undoubtedly comprise any substance the
Other errors are assigned, but, deeming them unimportant, the decree is affirmed. Affirmed.