Rolling “R” Construction v. Dodd

While Rolling "R" (plaintiff) had a pending suit against Ted Barnett, Ted conveyed property to his wife Sheryl by a deed recorded January 5, 1982. Rolling "R" later obtained and recorded a judgment against Ted and filed a notice of lis pendens challenging the conveyance to Sheryl as fraudulent, but that notice never mentioned Sheryl's name and was recorded after the Ted-to-Sheryl deed. Sheryl later conveyed the property to Dodd (defendant) by a deed recorded in late 1983, and Rolling "R" sought to invalidate that conveyance too, claiming Dodd had constructive notice of its claims.