Dodge City of Spartanburg, Inc. v. Jones

Shaw, Judge:

Dodge City of Spartanburg, Inc. (Dodge City) appeals from the trial court’s order giving priority over Dodge City’s judgment to a subsequent mortgage held by Carolina Investors, Inc. (Carolina). We affirm.

I

On August 7, 1984, Howard C. and Debbie Ann Jones (the Mortgagors) purchased certain property in Spartanburg County and executed a first mortgage in the amount of $14,360.72 in favor of First Federal Savings and Loan Association (the First Mortgage). The First Mortgage was recorded the same day. On November 6,1986, the Mortgagors executed a second mortgage in the amount of…