Ballard v. Daniel

Bboyles, J'.

1. Ordinarily, before a laborer’s lien can be foreclosed, it must be shown that the laborer has fully completed the contract. However, if the completion of the contract was waived or prevented by the other party thereto, this is equivalent to a completion of the same, as a remedial element. Haralson v. Speer, 1 Ga. App. 573 (58 S. E. 142); Sattes & Weimer Lumber Co. v. Hales, 11 Ga. App. 569 (75 S. E. 898).(a)' In this case it appears that the plaintiff in execution, known in bucolic vernacular as a “third patcher” (i. e. one who works a crop or “patch” for a third of the crop),…