ISSUE:
What issue would lis pendens (pending legal action) have on the subsequent sale of the property to the second buyer?
RULE:
In normal circumstances, the Court’s decision would only be binding on the parties to the dispute. In this case, however, the second purchaser was also bound by the Court’s decision.
The rights of a subsequent buyer are not to be annulled but simply be made subservient to the rights of parties already in litigation.