Schindler v. Watson

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Liens
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (2d) 160126
Decision Date: 
Thursday, March 16, 2017
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
DuPage Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
HUTCHINSON

Plaintiff needed to file a foreclosure complaint before the expiration of his judgment lien on real estate, if he wished to enforce his lien against property after it was conveyed to another party. A judgment debtor may lawfully convey property to a 3rd-party during life of enforceable judgment lien without notifying judgment creditor and satisfying the lien, but such conveyance does nothing to impair judgment creditor's lien rights. (HUDSON and JORGENSEN, concurring.)