Burwell v. Smith

Citations

• 63 Wash. 1
• 114 P. 876
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1148

Syllabus

<p>Vendor and Purchaser — Title—Lis Pendens — Parties to Suit— Commencement of Action. A lis, pendens notice does not constitute a lien upon property, entitling the purchaser to rescind the sale, where a prior title was deraigned through a grantee not a party to the action, and it was not shown that the action had been commenced when the notice of Us pendens was filed.</p> <p>Lis Pendens — Notice—Commencement of Action. A Us pendens to be effective must be filed in-compliance with Rem. & Bal. Code, § 243, requiring that the complaint be filed at or before the filing of the notice.</p> <p>Lis Pendens — Notice—Parties to Suit. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 243, providing that subsequent purchasers shall be bound by notice of Us pendens, applies only to purchasers from parties to the action.</p>