Cottrell v. Pierson

By the law of Nebraska a judgment rendered by the district court of that state is a lien upon the real estate of the defendant in such judgment, situated within the county where rendered. Assuming that a judgment of the United States district court is a lien in like manner and to the same extent as if rendered by a state court of general jurisdiction, it follows that the judgment of the Springfield Manufacturing Company, being earliest in date, is the first lien, unless it has been divested or displaced by the proceedings in bankruptcy against Cameron, the judgment debtor, or is held…