FIRST NAT'L BANK IN WICHITA v. Fink

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, C.J.:

This appeal involves the priority of liens in a mortgage foreclosure action. The facts in the case are not in dispute and essentially are as follows: The defendants, Marion J. Fink and Deloris M. Fink, are the mortgagors on two mortgages covering the same real estate located in Sedgwick County. This dispute is between the First National Bank in Wichita (Bank), the plaintiff/appellant, and Robert H. Souders, the defendant/appellee, who are the holders of mortgages on the property.

The mortgage liens were created as a result of loans made to…