Northwestern National Bank of South St. Paul v. Kroll

TODD, Justice.

The defendants William H. and Irene W. Kroll appeal from the order of the Henne-pin County District Court determining that Richard L. Gill, an attorney, was entitled to an attorneys lien in the amount of $950 against the defendants’ homestead and further directing that the property be sold at public sale. We reverse.

This action was originally commenced by the Northwestern National Bank of South St. Paul to foreclose a second real estate mortgage on the homestead property owned by the defendants. Gill was retained by the defendants to represent them in this foreclosure proceeding…