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CETENKO v. UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK

Docket No. S.F. 24275.

30 Cal.3d 528 (1982)

638 P.2d 1299

179 Cal. Rptr. 902

ROMAN CETENKO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK et al., Defendants and Respondents; ARLENE SCHAEFER, Claimant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Dennis F. Beltram and James P. Carroll for Claimant and Appellant.

Francis Schwartz and C.M. Gilman for Plaintiff and Respondent.

No appearance for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

The sole question for our determination in this case is whether a prior lien on a judgment in favor of an attorney for legal fees takes precedence over a subsequent judgment creditor's lien perfected in accordance with the provisions of section 688.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.1 The trial court held that the attorney's lien prevails, and we agree with that determination.

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