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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-409. Special lien of bailee for hire of labor and service; effect of delivery of a part.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-409. Special lien of bailee for hire of labor and service; effect of delivery of a part.

The bailee for hire of labor and service shall have a special lien for his labor and services upon the thing bailed until he parts with possession; and, if he delivers up a part of the thing bailed, the lien shall attach to the remainder in his possession for the entire claim under the same contract.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2079; Code 1868, § 2074; Code 1873, § 2100; Code 1882, § 2100; Civil Code 1895, § 2918; Civil Code 1910, § 3491; Code 1933, § 12-710.