Langford v. Leggitt
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Madison county. Hon. W. A. Henry, Judge. Suit by B. F. Leggitt against N. B. Langford. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are' fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Madison county. Hon. W. A. Henry, Judge. Suit by B. F. Leggitt against N. B. Langford. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are' fully stated in the opinion of the court. Does the lien of the statute attach for the wages not actually earned; for the wages not actually due for actual labor? . This lien did not exist at common law, and as it is derogatory of the common law, an employee to obtain its protection must come within its express terms. We contend that the wages must be due for work actually done to'entitle a laborer to its…
1Opinion of the Court
Mates, 'C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
On the 5th day of October, 1910, B. F. Leggett began a suit by attachment, in a justice court of Madison county, against N. B. Langford. In the affidavit praying for the attachment it is stated that Leggett was employed by Langford, during the year of 1910, as overseer on a certain plantation in Madison county, and as such Leggett assisted in making a crop of cotton and *270corn; that these agricultural products were in the possession of Langford; and that affiant, by virtue of the contract and service thereunder, is entitled to a lien on the…
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