Luke v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP ARIZONA. The facts, which involve the construction of the recording act óf Arizona and what constitutes notice of lien to a purchaser of real estate, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill brought by the appellee to establish and foreclose a lien on certain land, and already has been before this court. Smith v. Rainey, 209 U. S. 53. At that hearing the land was decided to be partnership assets as between Smith and Rainey and as such subject to a lien for repayment of advances made to the firm by Smith. The present appellants claim a right in Rainey’s interest, paramount to Smith’s, by virtue of an execution sale on a judgment against Rainey. The material facts are few. The title to the land by deed on record stood in Smith as to two undivided thirds and in Rainey…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. SpringerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Smith v. RaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
3Cited by9 opinions
- Neal v. HuntArizona Supreme Court · 1975
- In Re TomsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Blalak v. Mid Valley Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
- Hunnicutt Construction, Inc. v. Stewart Title & Trust of Tucson Trust No. 3496Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
- Tuttle v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
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