Legal Opinion
Aronoff v. Woodard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1933No. 23090PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. Laborers have a general lien upon the property of their employers, liable to levy and sale, for their labor, which is superior to all other liens, except liens for taxes, the special liens of landlords on yearly crops, and such other liens as are declared by law to be superior to them. Civil Code (1910), § 3334.
2. The lien in favor of laborers on the personalty of their employers, created by the foregoing section of the code, takes precedence over mortgages, even mortgages given to secure the payment of the purchase-money, and even to those created prior to the contract for labor, and all…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ford v. Blackshear Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Wylly v. S. Z. Collins & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Pinkston v. Cedar Hill Nursery & Orchard Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Georgia Loan, Savings & Banking Co. v. DunlopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Gay v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance v. PritchettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Interstate Financial Corp. v. AppelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Brown v. LittleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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