Pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, and acceptors shall have such liens as are designated in this part and in Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of this title. Such liens shall be inferior to liens for taxes, liens of which such persons had actual notice before becoming creditors, special liens for rent, liens of laborers, liens or mortgages duly recorded, judgment liens, and other general liens reduced to execution and levied on.
(Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 14; Code 1873, § 1987; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 2; Code 1882, § 1987; Civil Code 1895, § 2812; Civil Code 1910, § 3362; Code 1933, § 12-701.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Bailments, § 190 et seq.
10A Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Factors and Commission Merchants, § 2.
C.J.S.- 8 C.J.S., Bailments, § 80 et seq.
ALR.
- Right of a factor, commission merchant, or produce broker to sell property to protect advances, 40 A.L.R. 387.
Factor's right to setoff against proceeds of consignment, 52 A.L.R. 811.
Priority of lien of sales or consumers' tax, 136 A.L.R. 1015.
Lien for storage of motor vehicle, 48 A.L.R.2d 894; 85 A.L.R.3d 199.
Necessity and sufficiency of notice or statement prescribed by factor's lien law, 96 A.L.R.2d 727.