Portillo v. Shappie

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

The plaintiff-appellant, Manuel Portillo, brought suit in district court to have an equitable lien imposed against real estate whose current titleholders are the defendants-appellees, Ida and Rene Shappie. The plaintiff based his claim on his community property interest in the realty which had previously been the separate property of his deceased wife, Frances Montano. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff, imposing an equitable lien in the amount of $2,800. The plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeals. Two judges agreed on the measure of recovery but…