Legal Opinion
Williams v. Brewton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1930No. 7152PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The liens of laborers and materialmen do not rest upon contract, but upon the law which gives to laborers and materialmen liens for labor performed and material furnished in the improvement of real estate. Therefore the exceptions to the judgment of the court below, upon the grounds just stated, are without merit. This contract is relied upon, not for the purpose of showing that the holders of these liens could sue to enforce its stipulations, but solely for the purpose of showing that this real estate was improved in pursuance of a plan or scheme for that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Henderson v. ConnellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Guiou v. RyckmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1906
- Reppard, Snedeker & Co. v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Walker v. BurtSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- White v. KincadeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Gellis v. B. L. I. Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Georgia State Savings Asso. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Waller v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Old Stone Mortgage & Realty Trust v. New Georgia Plumbing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Rutland Contracting Co. v. Sallie E. Gay EstateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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