Land v. Bruister

ROBERT P. BRADLEY, Retired Appellate Judge.

This case arose when Mrs. Gloria Bruis-ter filed a complaint against Dr. R. Douglas Land, alleging that he had filed an unlawful lien against her interest in a parcel of land that she co-owned with him. Mrs. Bruister further alleged that Dr. Land *1069had wrongfully deprived her of rental income from the property.

Dr. Land answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for $10,000, alleging that Mrs. Bruister owed him this sum as her contribution for expenses arising from the upkeep of the property.

After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered an…