Hruska v. First State Bank of Deanville

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The principal question in this case is whether the trial court properly determined that the appellants were estopped from asserting that a lien on their homestead was invalid. The trial court imposed the lien on the homestead in favor of First State Bank of Deanville to secure repayment of funds advanced for the construction of appellants’ residence. Given the exceptional circumstances of the case, which include the existence of a confidential relationship and conduct giving rise to estoppel, we uphold the trial court’s ruling, concluding that its decision was…