Matter of Tinsley

OWENS, District Judge:

The question in this bankruptcy appeal is whether under Georgia law a creditor who records an execution on his superior court judgment against the bankrupt after it is affirmed on appeal acquires a lien as of the date of the trial court judgment or as of the date of its filing for recording. The problem arises because section 67(a)(1) 1 of the Bankruptcy Act makes “null and void every lien . . . obtained by attachment, judgment, levy, or other legal or equitable process or proceedings within four months before the filing of a petition” initiating bankruptcy proceedings…