In Re Upset Sale, Tax Cl. Bureau of Berks

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• holding that a judgment creditor’s interest cannot be deprived without due process of law
• holding that a judgment lien was a protectable property interest
• noting that the judgment lien prevents the debtor from conveying any property so as to divest the lienholder of the benefit of the lien
• interpreting 42 Pa. C.S. § 4303(a) to mean that a recorded judgment operates as a lien on all real property of the judgment debtor located in the county where the judgment is recorded
• Discussing distinction between judgment lien (general lien) and mortgage lien (specific lien)
• Due process “requires at a minimum that the deprivation of life, liberty or property by adjudication must be preceded by notice and opportunity for hearing appropriate to the nature of the case.”

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