Sharp v. Sharp

ADAMS, Justice.

The plaintiff, Janell Sharp, appeals from a declaratory judgment for the defendant, Ethel Sharp. The circuit court held that Ethel’s mobile home was not a “fixture” and, therefore, that Janell, who owned the real property upon which it sat, had no interest in the mobile home. We affirm.

The facts are these:

Marvin Sharp transferred the title to certain real property to his wife, Janell. Janell granted Marvin’s father and stepmother, Fred and Ethel, a life estate in the real property. In 1986, Fred and Ethel purchased a mobile home for $16,740.00. They had it installed on the…