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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-46. When mortgage fi. fa. may claim proceeds of sale.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-46. When mortgage fi. fa. may claim proceeds of sale.

If other writs of fieri facias are levied on mortgaged property and the property is sold, the mortgage fi. fa. may nevertheless claim the proceeds of the sale if its lien is superior.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3877; Code 1868, § 3897; Code 1873, § 3973; Code 1882, § 3973; Civil Code 1895, § 2758; Civil Code 1910, § 3291; Code 1933, § 67-120.