Middlebrooks v. Lonas
Supreme Court of Georgia
246 Ga. 720 (1980)
Relevant factsFree
Mary Middlebrooks (plaintiff) alleged she loaned her parents, the Lonases (defendants), $25,000 based on a fraudulent promise to repay, which the Lonases used to build a home on their land before refusing to repay her; the Lonases later took out a mortgage on that same home. Middlebrooks sought a constructive trust or equitable lien on the property, but the trial court granted the Lonases summary judgment, finding she failed to state a claim for equitable relief, and Middlebrooks appealed.
IssueFree
Whether an equitable remedy may be obtained if the available remedy at law is less practical and efficient than the equitable remedy as to the ends and administration of justice.