US lawCaliforniaStatutesCode civDivision 3Part 4Title 14Chapter 1Article 42897Cal. CIV § 2897Cal. CIV § 2897Last amended: 1872Year: 2025Length: 26 wordsOfficial source Other things being equal, different liens upon the same property have priority according to the time of their creation, except in cases of bottomry and respondentia.NextCal. CIV § 2898