Farmers National Bank v. Albertson

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, sitting in equity, imposing an equitable lien of $2,194.16 upon certain real estate owned by the defendants.

The credibility of the witnesses, who gave conflicting testimony, was for the trier of the facts. A chancellor’s findings of fact, approved by the court en banc, have all the force and effect of a jury’s verdict if supported by adequate evidence. Kallen v. Pollock, 412 Pa. 281, 284, 286, 194 A. 2d 227 (1963). Viewed in this light, the facts are as follows:

The defendants owned and…