Morris-Weathers Co. v. Decatur Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

Pope, Judge.

Appellant and two appellees obtained judgment against the excess proceeds of a sale of real property from a bankrupt estate on which Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association (Decatur Federal) was the first mortgage holder. All three judgments were obtained in the State Court of DeKalb County in December, 1975 and were recorded on the general execution docket of the Superior Court of DeKalb County in compliance with Code Ann. § 110-515. Appellant’s judgment was obtained and recorded first in time to the *178others and appellant claimed priority entitlement to payment of the funds…