Sawyer v. Ostrom

Reed, A.C.J.

— Vane Ostrom appeals from a summary judgment quieting title to his house in the name of his ex-wife Rosalie Sawyer. We affirm.

Rosalie Sawyer and Vane Ostrom were divorced on June 14, 1978. Ostrom was awarded the family home while Sawyer was awarded a $3,800 lien on the house, future child support, and a $2,400 judgment for unpaid temporary support. When Ostrom failed to pay the judgment and terminated his support payments, Sawyer, on February 20, 1981, had the house sold at an execution sale for the amounts then due. Although Ostrom had executed a declaration of homestead a month…