Biggs v. Hoffman

Citations

• 60 Wash. 495
• 111 P. 576
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1078

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and Purchaser — Bona Fide Purchaser — Notice—Burden of Proof. A purchaser of lots with actual notice of a lien thereon has the burden of proving that one of his predecessors in interest was a dona fide purchaser without notice, if he would free the lots of the lien.</p> <p>Appeal — Harmless Error — Parties Affected. Error in ruling as to which one of the plaintiffs was the owner of a lien sought to be foreclosed cannot be assigned upon an appeal by the defendants.</p> <p>Lis Pendens — Effect on Prior Liens — Mortgages—Foreclosure. A Us pendens in a mortgage foreclosure suit does not affect a party-wall lien prior to the mortgage, the owners of the lien not being made parties to the mortgage foreclosure.</p>