Heyde v. State Securities, Inc.

LUJAN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought their action by declaratory judgment, claiming a landlords lien and seeking adjudication of their claim for $1,950 from proceeds of the sale of personalty belonging to their lessee and held by defendant-appellee. The appellee counterclaimed for $3,000 as an amount due under a contract between lessor and lessee on a promise to repay for improvements made by lessee and assigned to appellee. The trial judge gave judgment on the basis of appellee’s counterclaim and allowed set-off against appellants, resulting in a net judgment against appellants…