Schuster v. Purdun

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

On their action denominated an intentional tort and wrongful foreclosure, a jury returned a verdict against appellants and in favor of respondents.

Appellants purchased a farm from the respondents Purdun for about $165,000, paying $30,000 as a down payment. The Purduns financed the balance of the purchase price by taking a note payable over 20 years secured by a deed of trust. Annual payments were made through 1983, although they were sometimes late. Appellants failed to pay the real estate taxes for 1983, and Mr. Purdun paid them plus penalty in February, 1984. He…