Empire Lumber Co. v. Kiser & Co.

Lumpkin, Justice.

1. The assets of the Empire Lumber Company being’ in the hands of a receiver upon a petition filed by Kiser & Co. and others under the insolvent trader’s act, one "Wester sought to set up a statutory lien against the company and its saw-mills and the product thereof, for supplies furnished by him which were necessary for carrying on the business of the mill. Wester resided in Chattanooga, and J. C. Anderson, the president of the lumber company, while in that city, gave frequent orders to him for oats, corn, hay, bran, etc., to be sent to Empire, Ga., representing that these…