Lien v. Hoffman

December 30, 1952, defendants recovered a money judgment against Arthur O. and Irene Halverson. May 27, 1953, the Halversons recorded a statutory declaration of homestead on property owned by them at the time judgment was entered. July 7, 1954, plaintiffs purchased the property from the Halversons, subject to a mortgage; the balance of the thirty-eight hundred dollar purchase price was paid in cash.

Subsequently (the exact date does not appear of record), the Halversons purchased a vacant lot. With the cash received from plaintiffs, they bought a house and moved it on the property. August 17,…