O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-57 (2019)
Application of article to croppers and servants
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This article shall apply to croppers and servants who continue to hold possession of lands and tenements after their employment as croppers or servants has terminated and in the same manner as it relates to tenants.
History
(Code 1933, § 61-308, enacted by Ga. L. 1941, p. 319, § 1.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d. - 49 Am. Jur. 2d, Landlord and Tenant, § 960.
C.J.S. - 52A C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, § 1381.
ALR. - Benefit to landlord from sowing of crops or other acts of tenant after his wrongful failure to surrender possession as basis of claim or allowance against landlord or one claiming under him, 113 A.L.R. 1059.