Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Tyson

This case presents the question whether charges for water and electricity furnished by an incorporated village through its municipally owned water works and electric light plant are a lien prior to the lien of a mortgage filed for record before the certification to the county auditor and placement on the tax duplicate for collection.

The water and electricity were supplied to the mortgagors on the mortgaged premises, but whether before or after the filing of the mortgage is not disclosed by the record. Counsel state in their brief, however, that the water and electric current were furnished…