Legal Opinion

Farnsworth v. Pepper

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1915PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District for Cassia County. Hon. Edward A. Walters, Judge. Action to foreclose a vendor’s lien on real estate. Judgment for the plaintiff. In order for the plaintiff to maintain an action to foreclose a vendor’s lien he must prove that he sold and conveyed the land on which he claims his lien.

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APPEAL from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District for Cassia County. Hon. Edward A. Walters, Judge. Action to foreclose a vendor’s lien on real estate. Judgment for the plaintiff. In order for the plaintiff to maintain an action to foreclose a vendor’s lien he must prove that he sold and conveyed the land on which he claims his lien. (Sec. 3441, Rev. Codes; Kelly v. Ruble, 11 Or. 75, 4 Pac. 593.) The purchaser of land will not be compelled to take or pay for a doubtful title. (Benson v. Shotwell, 87 Cal. 49, 25 Pac. 249; Brown v. Widen (Iowa), 103 N. W. 158.) The defendant is not…

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, C. J.

— This action was brought to enforce an alleged vendor’s lien upon certain real estate situated in Cassia county, near Burley, Idaho. The action was tried by the court without a jury and finding of facts and conclusions of law were made by the trial court and judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff decreeing a vendor’s lien upon the premises involved. The appeal is from the judgment.

Numerous errors are assigned and reversal of the judgment demanded.

The following facts appear from the record:

*156The plaintiff and defendant on or about August 18, 1910, entered into a written contract for the…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. EmoryIdaho Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Davenport v. BurkeIdaho Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Quintana v. AnthonyIdaho Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Walsh v. CoghlanIdaho Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Farm Credit Corp. v. Rigby National BankIdaho Supreme Court · 1930

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