Steen v. Colombo

GREENE, Presiding Judge.

Defendants, Mario and Elizabeth Colombo, appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Camden County ordering them to deed real estate they owned to plaintiffs, Thomas D. and Loretta F. Steen, and ordering the Steens to pay the Colombos $32,000 for the property.

The judgment was premised on the alleged right of the trial court to order the forced sale of the real estate, by reason of the provisions of § 524.160, et seq.,1 which statutes constitute the so-called “betterment act.” The act is contained in chapter 524, titled “Ejectment,” and is designed to prevent unjust…