Georgia Code
Part 1 - In General
§ 44-12-155. Alternative Verdict; Effect as First Lien Pending Payment of Judgment

An alternative verdict in an action of trover vests the title to the property in the plaintiff to the extent that until the judgment is paid by the defendant such judgment shall constitute the first lien on the property to the exclusion of all other claims whatsoever.
History. Laws 1830, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 500; Code 1863, § 3012; Code 1868, § 3024; Code 1873, § 3079; Code 1882, § 3079; Civil Code 1895, § 3920; Civil Code 1910, § 4517; Code 1933, § 107-106.