Legal Opinion

Horton v. Union Store

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 23, 1917No. 7598Published

Levy and claim; from city court of Sparta—Judge Moore. May 27, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.

1. Where a tenant sublets land without the landlord’s permission, the landlord is entitled to make his rent out of the crop grown on the land by the subtenant, on a distress warrant issued against the principal tenant. Civil Code, § 3340; Alston v. Wilson, 64 Ga. 482; Andrew v. Stewart, 81 Ga. 53 (7 S. E. 169) ; Thompson v. Commercial Guano Co., 93 Ga. 282 (20 S. E. 309) ; Hudson v. Stewart, 110 Ga. 37, 40, 41 (35 S. E. 178); Leonard v. Fields, 143 Ga. 479, 481 (85 S. E. 315) ; Long v. Clark, 16 Ga. App. 355 (85 S. E. 358).

2. Under the ruling of the authorities cited in the preceding headnote…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hudson v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Thompson v. Commercial Guano Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  3. Andrew v. Stewart Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  4. Leonard v. FieldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  5. Alston v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880

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