Waycross Opera House Co. v. Sossman

Lumpkin, Justice.

Section 1979 of the code gives to persons furnishing material for the improvement of real estate a special lien upon the real estate itself. The only question presented in this case-is, whether or not scenery and various other articles constituting the stage and scenic outfit of an opera house are such things as may be properly classed as material for its improvement. In a strict sense, these articles, or some of them, may not be fixtures ; but they are nevertheless essential to the completeness of a building of that kind. They necessarily form a part and parcel of the…