Lewis v. Owens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Foreclosure of laborer’s lien. Before Judge Frank Mitchell. City court of Sandersville. June 5, 1905. Bettie Lewis brought an action against Henry Owens, to foreclose a laborer’s special lien for labor performed. It appeared upon the trial that the plaintiff had contracted with the defendant to work a one-horse farm “on halves.”
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Foreclosure of laborer’s lien. Before Judge Frank Mitchell. City court of Sandersville. June 5, 1905. Bettie Lewis brought an action against Henry Owens, to foreclose a laborer’s special lien for labor performed. It appeared upon the trial that the plaintiff had contracted with the defendant to work a one-horse farm “on halves.” Hnder the terms of the contract Owens was to furnish the land, a mule and his feed, and all necessary farming implements, while it was incumbent upon the plaintiff to furnish all labor necessary to make and gather the crop. The undisputed evidence was that the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. Under the contract in this ease, as established by the evidence in the record, the relation of landlord and cropper existed between the plaintiff and defendant; and under the rulings in other cases decided by this court,-the plaintiff'was entitled, upon the completion of her contract of labor, to foreclose her special laborer’s lien against the defendant.
2. And where the undisputed evidence proved that the cropper had completed her contract of labor save that a part of the crop remained un-gathered and was seized by the sheriff under levy of valid process against her landlord, she being…
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