Lewis v. Hankins

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

Defendants appeal, and plaintiffs cross-appeal, from judgment entered in an action to set aside fraudulent conveyances.

Factual and Procedural Background

The Prior Action

In 1979 Helen J. Lewis, Williamarie Pettus and Irving and Dorothy Hunt sued William E. Hankins, Jr., 1 for fraudulent and unlawful business practices in violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq. The amended complaint alleged that plaintiffs were victims of such practices whereby defendant induced homeowners threatened with foreclosure to deed their homes to defendant as security for…