Mulholland v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erom the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Ealph North, Judge. Appellee, The Thomson-Houston Electric Co., brought this suit in the court below under § 1378, code 1880, to enforce a lien on the “ Lake Washington,” a steamboat owned by the appellants, for the price or value of an electric plant purchased for and placed on the boat for the purpose of making light therefor.
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Erom the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Ealph North, Judge. Appellee, The Thomson-Houston Electric Co., brought this suit in the court below under § 1378, code 1880, to enforce a lien on the “ Lake Washington,” a steamboat owned by the appellants, for the price or value of an electric plant purchased for and placed on the boat for the purpose of making light therefor. A contract in writing was made by the agent of the company to. furnish to appellants for the use of their boat the plant, including an incandescent outfit for lighting the cabin thereof. The plant was delivered but without…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, J.
The plant furnished by the appellees for the creation and distribution of electric lights, is “ material furnished about the erection and construction, alteration or repairs” of the boat “Lake Washington,” within the meaning of § 1378, of the code.of 1880.
Lights are essential to the business in which the boat engages, and the articles supplied were intended as a permanent part of the boat, and are attached to it and part of it.
The case was fairly submitted to the jury, and the verdict being *345manifestly for the value of the plant and not for the contract price, it should not be disturbed, even…
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