Leigh v. Holmes

By JUDGE LEWIS HALL GRIFFITH

The Court is asked to rule as to whether or not judgments obtained and docketed prior to a subsequent third deed of trust take priority in a foreclosure proceeding of land held by joint tenants with the right of survivorship.

Counsel stipulated to the facts contained in the Bill of Interpleader. The relevant facts arc as follows:

A. Old Dominion Bank (now First Virginia Bank) obtained a judgment against Madeleine H. Armstrong and her husband, John W. Armstrong, on September 5, 1968. That judgment was docketed on March 14, 1969.

B. Woodlawn National Bank (now First…