Perry v. Heflin
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
1. A judgment creditor can not levy his execution on land conveyed by a prior security deed, without first redeeming the land and proceeding otherwise as required by the Code, § 39-201. Nor will equity aid such a junior judgment creditor in subjecting to his lien the property conveyed by the security deed, so as to authorize a relaxation of the general rule, unless peculiar facts are shown, in volving established equitable principles, such as would render the remedy at law under the statute inadequate, and would authorize a grant of the equitable relief prayed. Moncrief…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cook v. Securities Investment Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Terry v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Swift v. LucasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Moncrief Furnace Co. v. Northwest Atlanta BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Bryant v. McCraryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
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- Kingsberry Mortgage Co. v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Harris v. Pullen (In Re Pullen)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2009