Georgia § 44-14-321 - Lien of judgment on debt given for purchase money; priority.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-14-321 — Lien of judgment on debt given for purchase money; priority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-14-321. Lien of judgment on debt given for purchase money; priority.
The judgment upon any evidence of debt given for the purchase money of land, where titles have not been made but bond for titles has been given, shall be a lien upon the land and the proceeds of the sale thereof and shall be prior to all other judgments, claims, liens, and encumbrances until the judgment shall be fully paid and satisfied. (Laws 1847, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 517; Laws 1850, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 518; Code 1863, § 3581; Ga. L. 1868, p. 16, § 1; Code 1868, § 3604; Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 19; Code 1873, §§ 1974, 3654; Ga. L. 1877, p. 21, § 1; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 5; Code 1883, §§ 1994, 3654; Civil Code 1895, § 2788; Civil Code 1910, § 3330; Code 1933, § 67-1702.)
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