Butler v. Wilkinson

STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

I. THE FACTS

A. Lower Court Proceedings

This case started as two separate lawsuits. They were consolidated for trial and are here on a consolidated appeal. As will appear, the facts are complex and the legal issues both complicated and far-reaching in their effect. The principal issues are (1) whether judgment liens attached to land subject to an installment land sale contract continued in effect after the seller of the land retook the property from the buyer; and (2) whether the vendee’s transfer of his interest in the land under the contract to the vendor…