Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 6-6-76 (2026)

Creation of Lien.

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The levy of an attachment or service of a garnishment creates a lien in favor of the plaintiff.

(Code 1852, §2527; Code 1867, §2955; Code 1876, §3280; Code 1886, §2957; Code 1896, §548; Code 1907, §2948; Code 1923, §6196; Code 1940, T. 7, §869.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1989 · leading case: Denaburg v. Post Welding Supply Co., Inc., 7 B.R. 274 (N.D. Ala. 1980).

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Denaburg v. Post Welding Supply Co., Inc., 7 B.R. 274 (N.D. Ala. 1980). “Section 6-6-76 Ala.Code 1975. Under 67(a) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.”

Dura-Built Homes, Inc. v. Dobbins Forest Prods., Inc., 170 B.R. 170 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 1989). · cites it 4× “According to First Alabama and Dura-Built, the transfer occurred in March, 1989 at the time the circuit court condemned the bank funds in favor of Dobbins.”

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