MORRIS BUILDING SUPPLIES v. BROWN

35671.

245 Ga. 178 (1980)

264 S.E.2d 9

J. H. MORRIS BUILDING SUPPLIES et al. v. BROWN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth S. McBurnett, for appellants.

James R. Kobleur, J. Noel Osteen, for appellees.


MARSHALL, Justice.

In this case, the Court of Appeals held that the failure to state in a claim of materialmen's lien the date said claim became due renders the lien ineffective and, therefore, unenforceable against the property owner against whom the lien was filed. We reverse.

As stated in Code Ann. § 67-2002 (as amended, Ga. L. 1977, p. 675): "To make good the liens specified in section 67-2001, they must be created and declared in accordance with...

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