Provisor v. Nelson

The question here presented is the effective date of the judgment lien where a new judgment is rendered in an action on a prior judgment. This appears to he a ease of first impression in California.

It is appropriate to state the facts in some detail. On December 2, 1953, plaintiff’s assignor recovered judgment against defendant in the amount of $1,882.40. The judgment became a lien on defendant’s real property on that date. On *877September 7, 1955, Code of Civil Procedure, section 674, was amended to extend the effective period of judgment liens from five to ten years. Defendant owned a piece of…