Tennessee § 66-12-113 - Laborer's lien on crops.
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§ 66-12-113. Laborer's lien on crops.
When any person shall perform any labor or render services to another in accordance with a contract, written or verbal, for cultivating the soil, and shall produce a crop, such person shall have a lien upon the crop produced, which shall be the results of such person's labor, for the payment of such compensation or wages as agreed upon in the contract. Acts 1879, ch. 15, § 1; Shan., § 3567; mod. Code 1932, § 8014; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1213. Cross-References. Enforcement of lien, § 66-21-101 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 471. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agriculture, § 6; 10 Tenn. Juris., Employer and Employee, § 6; 17 Tenn. Juris., Landlord and Tenant, § 13.
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Section 66-12-113 ("Laborer's lien on crops.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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