BRANCA v. BRANCA


443 A.2d 929 (1982)

Raffaele BRANCA, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. Lorenzo BRANCA and Domenica Branca, his wife, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees, Cross-Appellants. and Maria Branca a/k/a Maria Volpe, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided March 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Herlihy, III (argued) of Herlihy & Herlihy, Wilmington, for appellant, Raffaele Branca.

John A. Faraone (argued) Wilmington, for appellees, cross-appellants, Lorenzo and Domenica Branca.

Lawrence F. Hartnett (argued) Wilmington, for appellee Maria Branca/Volpe.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., and DUFFY and HORSEY, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal concerns whether lenders (parents) should be granted an equitable lien upon real estate purchased by borrower (their son) for the amount of their otherwise unsecured loan after the real estate was placed in joint names with his spouse-to-be.

The lending parents (plaintiffs) appeal the Court of Chancery's denial to them of any relief (legal or equitable) against their son's former wife, Maria (defendant), concerning a transaction found...

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