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Execution Of Decree
A transferee during pending litigation takes subject to the result
Lis pendens protects the effectiveness of pending property proceedings
A decree for specific performance can be executed through the court
Execution proceedings cannot be used to reopen concluded merits
Purchasers pendente lite cannot obstruct enforcement of the decree
Questions in execution must be relevant to executing the decree
A purchaser through a judgment debtor remains bound by applicable limitations
Repeated litigation may justify protective directions
A decree holder is entitled to meaningful, not merely formal, relief
Finality can warrant limits on further proceedings by the same claimants