Lyons v. Godfrey
Lyons v. Godfrey
Opinion of the Court
Francis Lyons sold and contracted to convey to John R. Megahan five acres of land in Lancaster county. Two hundred dollars of the purchase price was paid in cash, and by the terms of the contract the balance was to be paid in six annual installments, commencing August 13, 1891. . Immediately after the execution of the contract Megahan went into possession of the land and erected a house and barn thereon. Alphonso S. Godfrey furnished the materials for these buildings and took a mechanic’s lien on the property. In an action brought to foreclose, this lien Lyons was made a party defendant and filed an answer asserting his rights under the contract of sale. In due-time the cause was tried and the amount of Godfrey’s claim adjudged to be a lien on the premises, subject only to the deferred installments of the purchase-money. The first of said installments had matured when the decree was rendered, and the court directed the land to be -sold for the satisfaction of the same, as well as for the amount due Godfrey on his mechanic’s lien. The land was appraised for sale by deducting from the gross valuation the purchase-money which hia.d not matured
In the first action it was determined that appellant’s lien was inferior to Lyons’. As required by t'he terms of the decree, the land was offered for sale and sold subject to five installments of the purchase-money which had not then matured. The appellant purchased subject to this incumbrance, and he must, of course, discharge the same or suffer the land to be sold for its satisfaction. The judgment is manifestly right and is
Affirmed.
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