Washington v. Prasad

OPINION BY JUSTICE ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN

After purchasing a lot at a tax sale, appellee Ravi Prasad mistakenly made improvements to a house on a nearby lot owned by appellants, William P. and Elnora T. Washington, without their knowledge or approval. The Washingtons challenge the circuit court's imposition of a constructive trust on their lot in favor of Prasad for the collection of a money judgment in the amount he expended on the house, along with a lien against the lot. Based upon long-standing common law principles regarding notice imputed to purchasers of real property, we reverse the…