Lien on one’s own property; purchase of lien on own property and enforcement thereof
of Code section. — This Code section is derived from the decisions in Clay v
As a general rule, a party may not hold a lien on his own property; but the
owner of property which is subject to a lien created or imposed against the property by another person may protect himself by purchasing the lien and levying it on other property of the person liable to pay the same or holding it as a claim against such person. (Civil Code 1895, § 3107; Civil Code 1910,
§ 3683; Code 1933, § 85-711.)
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