Schaeffer v. Chapman

OPINION

CORCORAN, Justice.

Ilona Schaeffer (plaintiff) and her husband purchased Wranglers Roost in New River, Arizona in 1981. In 1983, after two years of remodeling, the Schaeffers began operating Wranglers Roost as a guest ranch and restaurant. The business was unsuccessful and did not generate enough income to pay the mortgage. Plaintiff’s mother gave her approximately $70,000.00 to help with the mortgage, but plaintiff still had to close the restaurant in 1987. Although her husband and daughter helped pay the mortgage on several occasions after the restaurant closed, plaintiff fell behind…