Gignilliat v. West Lumber Co.

In Cutler-Hammer v. Wayne, 101 Fed. 2d, 823, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in construing §§ 67-2001 and 67-2002 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, stated: “The purpose of the [materialman’s] lien statutes in every state is, in substance, the same; this is, to give the furnisher of labor and material a claim upon the owner, to compel him at his peril to withhold final payment until he has received assurance from the contractor that he has paid all material and labor claims, which are or which may be perfected into liens.” Code § 67-2001 (2) provides: “When work done or material furnished…