Legal Opinion
Watson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 2, 1900PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Certiorari. Before Judge Brinson. Richmond superior, court. April term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
1. Personalty set apart as exempt under section 2866 of the Civil Code is not subject to levy and sale except for " the purchase-money ” and taxes. Wilcox v. Cowart, ante, 320.
2. It follows from the foregoing that farm products so set apart are not subject to be seized under an execution issued on the foreclosure of a laborer’s lien, notwithstanding it be shown that the amount due the laborer was for work done in making the products which were set apart as exempt.
3. The rulings made in the cases of Davis v. Meyers, 41 Ga. 95, Taliaferro v. Pry, 41 Ga. 622, Harrell v. Fagan, 43 Ga. 339, Tift…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tift v. NewsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
- Davis v. MeyersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1870
- Taliaferro v. PrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- Harrell v. FaganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
3Cited by6 opinions
- Federal Land Bank v. Farmers & Merchants BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Moseman v. ComerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Jones v. SpillersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Gresham v. Loganville Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Morrow Transfer & Storage Co. v. WhitsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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