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.)
Cross references.- Liens generally, Ch. 14 of this title.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Bearden v. Carter Merchandise Co., 101 Ga. 169, 28 S.E. 678 (1897); McDuffie v. Merchants Bank, 168 Ga. 231, 147 S.E. 111 (1929); Franklin Mtg. Co. v. McDuffie, 43 Ga. App. 604, 159 S.E. 599 (1931); Edmonds v. Beatie, 62 Ga. App. 246, 8 S.E.2d 559 (1940); Bostwick v. Felder, 73 Ga. App. 118, 35 S.E.2d 783 (1945); Barron Buick, Inc. v. Kennesaw Fin. Co., 105 Ga. App. 451, 124 S.E.2d 918 (1962).