Bunch v. Pearson

In this forcible entry and detainer (FED) action to recover possession of real property, defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff. On appeal, she argues that the circuit court did not have authority under the FED statutes to award possession to plaintiff because title to the property was disputed. We reverse.

Defendant held an equitable interest in the subject property under a land sale contract. In 1983, defendant assigned 90 percent of her interest under the contract to plaintiff, her son. In 1992, the contract vendor transferred legal title to the property to plaintiff by…