White v. Cabot Corp.

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This case involves the question of whether a mechanic’s lien under code section 353 is prior to the claim of a conditional vendor, where the mechanic’s lien is asserted for loading, hauling, and unloading an oil well drilling rig and equipment. The statute extends the lien to things “constructed, *500manufactured, or repaired.” Miss. Code Ann. § 353 (1956). The Circuit Court of Rankin County gave a peremptory instruction for the conditional vendor, appellee Cabot Corporation. From that judgment Sidney T. White, d/b/a White Heavy Haulers, has appealed. We affirm.

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