What constitutes retention.

- Assertion of a lien by retention of the property, under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-513, is not shown where lumber is hauled from the plaintiff's sawmill and placed on the right of way of the railroad for the defendant. Daniel v. Blackwell, 30 Ga. 786, 119 S.E. 447 (1923).

Sawmill has lien on product.

- The proprietor of a sawmill as well as a planing mill has a lien under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-513 on the product of the mill for work done on material furnished by others. Murphey v. McGough, 105 Ga. 816, 31 S.E. 757 (1898).

Completion of contract necessary for lien.

- The proprietor of a sawmill who makes a contract to saw the lumber of another, and substantially complies with the contract, is entitled to a lien, but not otherwise. Hawkins v. Chambliss, 116 Ga. 813, 43 S.E. 55 (1902).

Lien procedures owner must follow.

- In order for the proprietor of a sawmill to acquire a lien upon the lumber sawed under a contract with the owner of the lumber, after the lumber sawed has been surrendered to the owner thereof, it is necessary for the proprietor to file and record a lien within ten days from the time of the completion of the work. Richardson v. Mallory, 13 Ga. App. 496, 79 S.E. 362 (1913); Jones v. Newsome, 27 Ga. App. 386, 108 S.E. 558 (1921).

Jurisdiction of city court to foreclose lien.

- A city court has jurisdiction to foreclose a lien in favor of the proprietor of a sawmill on the product of the mill, for work done on material furnished by another, at least where the principal of the amount claimed does not exceed the jurisdiction of the county court. Chambliss v. Hawkins, 123 Ga. 361, 51 S.E. 337 (1905).

Cited in Young v. Alford, 36 Ga. App. 708, 137 S.E. 914 (1927).