Legal Opinion

Buck v. Tifton Manufacturing Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 4, 1908No. 1226PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Foreclosure of lien, from city court of Tifton — Judge Eve. May 16, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

The materialmen furnished articles to a contractor who was erecting a building for the landowner: The contractor lived in Colquitt county, the landowner in Tift. The materialmen brought suits, on the account against the contractor, and on the lien against the landowner, by separate simultaneous actions in the counties of their respective residences. The landowner demurred to the petition in the ease against him, on the ground that no prior judgment had been obtained against the contractor; the court overruled the demurrer, and the defendant excepts.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lombard v. Trustees of the Young Men's Library Ass'n FundSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  2. Mauck v. RosserSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Clayton v. Farrar Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. Castleberry v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  5. Philip Carey Manufacturing Co. v. Viaduct PlaceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Chambers Lumber Co. v. GilmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  2. Middle Georgia Lumber Co. v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. Crawford & Slaten Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  4. Cowart v. ReevesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  5. Logan Paving Co. v. Liles Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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