AMSOUTH BANK v. HOLBERG

1991159.

789 So.2d 833 (2001)

AmSOUTH BANK v. Pamela A. HOLBERG. (In re Estate of William M. Cagle, Jr., deceased).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hudgens of Armbrecht, Jackson, DeMouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves, L.L.C., Mobile, for appellant.

James V. Roberts, Jr., of McCleave, Roberts, Shields & Green, P.C., Mobile, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether the filing in the probate court of a copy of a divorce judgment bearing the trial judge's original signature is sufficient to create a lien on real property, despite the provisions in §§ 6-9-210 and -211, Ala. Code 1975, stating that a certificate of judgment is necessary. For the reasons discussed below, we answer that question in the negative.

I. Facts and Procedural History

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