Legal Opinion

Rice v. Dougherty

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 11, 1909No. Gen. No. 14,992PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Bill in equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Carpenter, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chytraus

Trusts are of two kinds: express and implied. Implied trusts are again divided into resulting and constructive trusts. A resulting trust—being one of the class of implied trusts—arises only by implication of law and not by contract. ‘ ‘ Such a trust is never raised unless the money of the cestui que trust was used in the purchase of the property in which the trust is claimed to exist;” Jacksonville Nat. Bank v. Beesley, 159 Ill. 120, 125. In order to establish a resulting trust the one claiming it must show that he has furnished the consideration money or some aliquot part thereof, as part of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Davis v. HamlinIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  2. DeGrasse v. H. W. Gossard Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Jacksonville National Bank v. BeesleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baldi v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. Lamb v. SandallNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Watkins v. WaitsNebraska Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Goetz v. McCormickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1918
  5. Rice v. DoughertyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1911

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