Turner v. Sitton
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
1. Tlie general lien given by section 3348 of the Civil Code (1910) to the. landlord who furnishes to his tenant supplies necessary to make a particular crop is the equivalent, as to goods of the tenant upon which the aforesaid lien is foreclosed in accordance with the provisions of section 3366 of the Code of 1910, to the common-law distress. The lien does not ripen until its foreclosure, but it exists from the time the necessary supplies are furnished and supplied by the landlord; and the lien of the landlord thus foreclosed is not one obtained through legal process within the meaning of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henderson v. MayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Rountree v. RutherfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Moseman v. ComerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
3Cited by2 opinions
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