This section is from the book "American Commercial Law Series ", by Alfred W. Bays. Also available from Amazon: American commercial law series.
Liens may be acquired by a debtor by obtaining a judgment, or pursuing other legal process.
The judicial liens, i.e., liens arising through judgment on other judicial process are entirely statutory. Usually the mere obtaining of a judgment operates to give a lien upon the property of the debtor.
 
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