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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-402. Liens of depositories for hire.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-402. Liens of depositories for hire.

Depositories for hire shall have a lien for their hire and may retain possession until it is paid.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2089; Code 1868, § 2084; Code 1873, § 2110; Code 1882, § 2110; Civil Code 1895, § 2928; Code 1910, § 3501; Code 1933, § 12-703.

## Law Reviews

For comment on Wilkinson v. Townsend, 96 Ga. App. 179, 99 S.E.2d 539 (1957), wherein the statutory authorization for the police to remove an abandoned automobile to a garage was held not to create an agency relationship between the police and auto owner giving rise to a lien against the auto owner by the garageman, see 9 Mercer L. Rev. 372 (1958).