Farmers & Merchants Bank v. Redden
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Levy and claim; from city court of Thomasville — Judge W. H. Hammond. May 1, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
“Liens of laborers shall arise upon the completion of their contract of labor, but shall not exist against bona fide purchasers without' notice, until the same are reduced to execution and levied by an officer.” Civil Code, § 3339. A bona fide purchase of personalty in *474payment of an antecedent debt, before the property was seized under the levy of a laborer’s general lien, will prevail over such lien, where the purchaser had no notice of the existence of the lien. Forbes v. Chisholm, 84 Ga. 641 (11 S. E. 554); Thornton v. Carver, 80 Ga. 397, 401 (6 S. E. 915); Beall v. Butler, 54 Ga. 43; Rose…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Langston & Crane v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Thornton v. CarverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Frazer v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
- Forbes v. Chisholm & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Beall v. ButlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hackney v. BirelyMontana Supreme Court · 1923
- DeLaigle v. ShuptrineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Cluff v. Merchants & Mechanics BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929