Legal Opinion
D. H. Overmyer Warehouse Co. v. W. C. Caye & Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 30, 1967No. 42660PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
It is well settled that the laws affording liens to mechanics, materialmen and others supplying labor or materials used in the improvement of realty are in derogation of the common law, and must be strictly construed. Consequently, “one who claims a lien must bring himself clearly within the law.” Hawkins v. Chambliss, 116 Ga. 813, 814 (43 SE 55); Haralson v. Speer, 1 Ga. App. 573, 575 (58 SE 142).
The forerunner of our present law was a statute enacted December 22, 1820, providing liens to master masons and master carpenters of Savannah for their labors in the making of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Green v. Farrar Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Shingler v. ShinglerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Consolidated Cut Stone Co. v. SeidenbachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Lombard v. Trustees of the Young Men's Library Ass'n FundSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Garmany v. LawtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United Pacific Insurance Co. v. Martin & Luther General Contractors, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1969
- The LAMAS COMPANY, INC. v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Dan Austin Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Sims' Crane Service, Inc. v. Reliance InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1981
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