Mason v. Antonacci

Defendant, William Mason, appeals an order dismissing his first amended cross-claim for an equitable lien against certain realty which is being foreclosed.

In 1968, as a result of his wife’s death, William I. Collins (not a party to this appeal) became the owner of a one-half undivided interest in the real property involved in this litigation. Collins being indebted to the appellant, William Mason, for legal services rendered, on September 19, 1968 wrote a letter acknowledging that he owes Mason $6,770, which sum is a lien upon his interest in the subject property, and promising to pay Mason…