Dry Dock Series B. Assn. v. Georeno

Opinion by

Tbexeer, P. J.,

The question involved in the present case is whether a municipal lien against real estate is divested by a judicial sale thereof, where the sale is had on the judgment obtained on the lien, and the proceeds of such sale are not sufficient to pay the amount of the lien. The question arises in the distribution of property sold at sheriff’s sale. Georeno and wife on February 18,1928 gave a mortgage to the Dry Dock Series Building Association, which mortgage was a first lien on premises situated on Paschall Avenue, Philadelphia. On October 10, 1930 the City of…