Lien of Execution.

Ala. Code tit. 6, ch. 9, art. 4

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Ala. Code § 6-9-60 When Writ of Execution Becomes Lien.

6-9-60. When Writ of Execution Becomes Lien. A writ of execution is a lien only within the county in which it is received by the officer authorized to execute it on the lands of the defendant in such county subject to levy and sale from the time the writ is levied by him and notice of levy as provided in Section 35-4-132 is filed for record with the judge of probate of such county. Such writ is a lien upon the personal property of the defendant subject to levy and sale from the time only that the writ is levied upon such personal property. (Code 1852, §2456; Code 1867, §2872; Code 1876, §3210; Code 1886, §2894; Code 1896, §1892; Code 1907, §4093; Code 1923, §7808; Code 1940, T. 7, §521.)

Ala. Code § 6-9-61 Destruction of Lien Upon Execution of Bond for Appeal, Etc.

6-9-61. Destruction of Lien Upon Execution of Bond for Appeal, Etc. The execution of a bond for an appeal by which the judgment is suspended or the execution of a bond by the defendant upon the proper officer granting an injunction, stay of execution, or restraining order destroys the lien created by the recording of the certificate of the judgment or the levy of the execution upon personal property. The clerk of the court in which such bond, injunction, stay, or restraining order is granted shall, at the request of the party filing such bond or obtaining such order, note such fact on the margin of the record where the certificate of judgment is recorded in the event such certificate has been filed in the probate office. (Code 1852, §2458; Code 1867, §2874; Code 1876, §3212; Code 1886, §2896; Code 1896, §1894; Code 1907, §4094; Code 1923, §7809; Code 1940, T. 7, §522.)

Ala. Code § 6-9-62 Levy of Execution After Defendant’s Death.

6-9-62. Levy of Execution After Defendant’s Death. A writ of execution issued and received by the sheriff during the life of the defendant may be levied after his death or an alias issued and levied within 10 years from the date of the judgment if at the time of his death there was of record, in the county where the property is, a certificate of the judgment on which the execution issued. (Code 1852, §2459; Code 1867, §2875; Code 1876, §3213; Code 1886, §2897; Code 1896, §1895; Code 1907, §4095; Code 1923, §7810; Code 1940, T. 7, §523.)

Ala. Code § 6-9-63 Execution Where Defendant Dead.

6-9-63. Execution Where Defendant Dead. After six months from the date of the grant of letters testamentary or of administration on the estate of any defendant, in a judgment for money, execution thereof may be had by leave of the court entering the judgment, or of the judge thereof, upon cause shown, against any property on which said judgment was a lien at the time of the death of the defendant, and a sale of such property may be made in the same manner and with the same effect as if the defendant were living. In case of the death of the defendant in a judgment for the recovery of real or personal property, execution may be had without revival in the same manner as if the defendant had not died. (Code 1907, §4096; Code 1923, §7811; Code 1940, T. 7, §524.)

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