Legal Opinion
Tym v. Ludwig
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 9, 1995No. 94-2859PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is a slander of title action brought by homeowners Ronald D. and Constance B. Tym against the lawyers for the contractor who substantially built their home, Helen M. Ludwig and the Hiller & Frank law firm. The Tyms allege that by filing an unlawful lien against their home, the lawyers caused the Tyms to take the home off the market. By the time the lien was removed, the market was depressed and the Tyms had to sell their home for less. The trial court granted judgment to the lawyers as a matter of law, holding that damages for slander of title can only be proven by loss of a sale to a…
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