A diligent creditor shall not needlessly be interfered with in the prosecution of his legal remedies. History. — Civil Code 1895, § 3942; Civil Code 1910, § 4539; Code 1933, § 37-121. History of Code section. — This Code section is derived from the decision in Burgwyn Bros. Tobacco Co. v. Bentley & Co., 90 Ga. 508, 16 S.E. 216 (1892).