Fears v. Futrell

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

The question for decision •is whether the chancery court was correct in holding that appellee’s rights as a mortgage creditor are superior to appellant’s rights as a judgment creditor.

On August 15, 1946, appellant, Fears, obtained judgment against E. E. Coleman in the Chancery Court of Greene county for an amount in excess of $10,000. The lands here involved are in Lawrence county; and a certified copy of the Greene county judgment was not filed in Lawrence county (under § 29-130 Ark. Stats. 1947) until October 1, 1948. Prior to the last-mentioned date the rights of…