Where property is subject to a lien and part of it is sold by the debtor, the part remaining shall be first applied to the payment of the lien. If the property subject to the lien is sold in several parcels at different times, the parcels shall be charged in the inverse order of their alienation.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 5424; Civil Code 1910, § 6029; Code 1933, § 39-118.
History of Code section.
The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Craigmiles v. Gamble, 85 Ga. 439 , 11 S.E. 838 (1890).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Executions and Judicial Sales
Article 3 - Property Against Which Execution Levied
§ 9-13-50. Designation by Defendant of Property to Be Levied On; When Sheriff Bound Thereby
§ 9-13-51. Sale of Property Subject to Lien; Order of Application to Payment
§ 9-13-52. When Sheriff May Levy on and Sell Land Outside County
§ 9-13-53. When Constable May Levy on Land; Sale by Sheriff
§ 9-13-54. When Growing Crop Levied on and Sold
§ 9-13-55. Seizure Prerequisite to Sale of Personalty