Faircloth v. Webb
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Before Judge Spence. Worth superior court. April 25, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
.EVANS, J.
1. A farm laborer wlio is hired to cultivate a growing crop, and who performs in person the services required of him, may assert not only a special lien on the product of his labor (Civil Code, § 2793; McElmurray v. Turner, 86 Ga. 215), but also a general lien upon all other property belonging to his employer. Civil Code, § 2792.
2. As the claim of lien may be made at any time within one year after the laborer is entitled to payment for his services (Id. g 2816), an execution issued on August 31 upon an affidavit filed by him to enforce his special lien upon the crop, as well as to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McElmurray v. TurnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Mabry v. JudkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. TuckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Milam v. SolomonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Tanxley v. LampkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Vandalsem v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- White v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Howard v. FranklinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Harvey v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Thompson v. BechamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.