Cubberly v. Lyons
Cubberly v. Lyons
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Appellants, having judgment against George Calhoun for a small sum, had execution levied upon a certain tract of land, which was sold subject to encumbrances and purchased by appellants for their debt. Subsequently, appellants brought suit in equity against Lyons and others, seeking a sale of the land to satisfy their lien acquired by purchase under execution. In this petition it is alleged that “Lyons has some interest in or lien upon the aforesaid property”,
It is not doubted that, as a general rule, the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties as to all matters that were or might have been litigated in that suit, but the rule does not reach a case like this.- Here no issue was tendered nor could one have been tendered. Appellants allege the existence of a lien in favor of Lyons, and do not even charge that they are ignorant of the extent of that lien. They do not claim that the lien does not in fact exist, or that it is not to the extent shown by the deed from Lyons to Calhoun, which is of record. Such a petition imposed no duty upon Lyons. If appellants were ignorant of the extent of Lyons’ lien it was their duty to so allege, and not having done so they will not be permitted to defeat Lyons’ lien, after having lulled him into the belief that they were claiming nothing adverse to his interest. The court did not undertake to prejudice the rights of the other lienholders by its decree in favor of appellants in their suit to enforce their lien, and in fact had no right to do so. Sec. 694, Civil Code,
Judgment affirmed.
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