Tiller v. Owen

Vivian L. Tiller appeals from a decree in which the trial court imposed a lien on her real property, which included a house, in favor of Ralph D. Owen. Tiller argues that the trial court erred in failing to find that the money Owen delivered to her for the down payment on the house was a gift, and in granting Owen a lien on the property. We conclude that under the evidence presented, the trial court erred in imposing a lien on Tiller’s property.

The evidence at trial showed that Tiller and Owen began dating in 1985. They started living together in October 1986. Two months later, their…