Legal Opinion
The Jordan Company v. Adkins
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1961No. 39034PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carlisle, Presiding Judge.
1. One of the conditions precedent to the foreclosure of the liens specified in Code Ann. § 67-2001 is that suit must be brought by the laborer or materialman against the person with whom the debt was contracted, either the owner or the contractor, as the case may be, within twelve months from the time the debt became due. Lombard v. Trustees of Y. M. &c. Fund, 73 Ga. 322; Southern Ry. Co. v. Crawford & Slaten Co., 46 Ga. App. 424 (1) (167 SE 756); Bryant v. Jones, 90 Ga. App. 314(1) (83 SE2d 46); Code Ann. § 67-2002(3). The time limit thus specified has reference to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lombard v. Trustees of the Young Men's Library Ass'n FundSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- City of Dallas v. ShortallTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Pike Bros. Lumber Co. v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Cherry v. North & South RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Stein Steel & Supply Co. v. Goode Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mullins v. Noland Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975
- Allied Asphalt Co. v. CumbieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Logan Paving Co. v. Liles Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Old Stone Mortgage & Realty Trust v. New Georgia Plumbing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Tri-State Culvert Manufacturing, Inc. v. CrumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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