Farmer v. Greer Fertilizer Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina October 16, 1915

Farmer v. Greer Fertilizer Co., 86 S.E. 639 (S.C. 1915)

102 S.C. 285; 1915 S.C. LEXIS 204

Hydrick

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Hydrick.

Careful consideration of the Constitution and statutes on the subject shows the intention of the lawmakers that crops shall not be exempt, under the provisions for homestead and exemption of personal property to the heads of families, from attachment, levy and sale to enforce the payment of obligations contracted in and for the production thereof. From the standpoint of law and morals, such obligations are of the same nature as purchase money obligations, and should have the same protection.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Status: Published
Syllabus: Homestead—Liabilities Enforceable Against Croes.—Obligations contracted in and for the production of crops on lands leased by the debtor are enforceable against such crops, otherwise exempt as homestead from levy and sale, under Const., art. Ill, sec. 28, Civil Code 1912, secs. 3711, 3716, 3718.