§ 661. Liability of purchaser pending an action. If the defendant
aliens the real property in question after the filing of a notice of
pendency of the action, and an execution against him for the plaintiff's
damages is returned wholly or partly unsatisfied, an action may be
maintained by the plaintiff against any person who has been in
possession of the property, under the defendant's conveyance, to recover
the unsatisfied portion of the damages, for a time not exceeding that
during which he possessed the property.