Board of Com'rs of Kingfisher County v. Grimes

Citations

• 182 P. 897
• 75 Okla. 219
• 1919 OK 239
• 1919 Okla. LEXIS 78

Syllabus

<p>1. Statutes — Construction — Associated Words.</p> <p>The meaning of a word used in a statute must be construed in connection with words with which it is associated.</p> <p>2. Master and Servant — Workman’s Compensation — “Engineering Works.”</p> <p>The term “engineering works” as used in sec. 2, art. 1, ch. 246, Sess. Laws 1915, refers to establishments or places of business where engineering work is carried on, and does not include or refer to work of an engineer on a public highway.</p> <p>3. Statutes — Construction — Ejusdem Gen-eris.</p> <p>By the rule of “ejusdem generis,” where general words follow the enumeration of particular classes of business, the general words will be construed as applicable only to business of' the same general character or class as those enumerated.</p>