137 Wis. 363 | Wis. | 1908
The following opinion was filed November 10, 1908:
The court’s findings upon the conflicting evidence of the parties cannot be disturbed as being against the preponderance of the testimony. The evidence presented fully sustains the court’s findings, to the effect that there was an agreement that plaintiff should advance the money to defendant and that he was to use it to purchase a lot and in the construction of a house thereon, and that the repayment of the sum advanced should be secured by the house and lot. It is established that no part of the sum so advanced to defend
However, tbe question arises whether tbe plaintiff under tbe established facts is not entitled to tbe relief of an enforcement of an equitable lien upon the premises for tbe sums she contributed to tbe purchase of tbe lot and tbe building of tbe bouse thereon, in view of tbe fact that she relied on tbe agreement tbat tbe property should stand as security for tbe money she advanced to defendant to purchase and improve tbe lot, and defendant’s refusal, after full performance of tbe agree- - ment by plaintiff, to so secure tbe money advanced. It- is shown tbat tbe money was advanced by tbe mother to tbe
Plaintiff is entitled to judgment giving her a lien on the property and ordering a sale of the premises if the defendant fails to satisfy the judgment by payment of the amount due her, with costs.
By the Oourt. — Judgment reversed, and the cause remanded with directions to award judgment upon the findings in accord with this opinion.
The following opinion was filed December 18, Í908:
It was not intended in this case to reverse the judgment of the trial court, but simply to point out that the plaintiff’s lien was not a purchase-money lien, as denominated by the trial court, but an equitable lien arising from the agreement under which the money was advanced. The intention of the court, after pointing out this distinction, was to affirm the judgment, because, in the situation of the present case, there was no material difference in the legal consequences of the two liens, and hence no prejudicial error. By
By the Court. — The former judgment of this court herein is in all things vacated and set aside and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.