Carpenter v. Strickland

Citations

• 20 S.C. 1
• 1883 S.C. LEXIS 119

Syllabus

<p>1. A warrant to seize crop, under an agricultural lien, cannot be issued against a party unless the agreement for a lien was in writing and signed by the party charged.</p> <p>2. An employe upon a farm, who is to receive for his services an amount equal to one-half of the crop made, and is to work under the. direction, supervision and control of the employer, has no interest in the crop, and, therefore, no right to bind it by a lien.</p> <p>S. The statute authorizes a lien to be given only by an owner of the crop as land owner or tenant, and, as such, a cultivator of the soil on his own account.</p> <p>4. The word “employed,” as used in this statute, is synonymous with the word “engaged,” and does not authorize a lien to be given by a mere employe.</p> <p>5. The lien given to an agricultural laborer by another statute does not give him such an interest in the crop, as would permit him to bind his interest by a lien for advances.</p>