Legal Opinion

Workman v. Douglas

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 1981No. 1-980A251PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEAL, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant Buford Workman (Workman) from a judgment in the Bartholomew Circuit Court in favor of a counterclaim filed by defendant-appellee Betty Douglas (Betty) on a theory of a resulting trust.

We reverse.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

Steven and Betty Douglas were a young married couple desiring a better home. Being unable to finance a new home, they approached Buford Workman, a friend with whom Steve had lived as a child, to solicit his aid. Workman purchased a home from Mr. and Mrs. John Ritzenthaler for $15,000; and title was recorded in…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miller, Etc. v. Ortman, Etc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Snyder v. StanfordOhio Supreme Court · 1968
  3. In Re the Marrage of MilesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Shahan v. BrinegarIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. City of Elkhart v. MiddletonIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Mead Johnson and Co. v. OppenheimerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Estate of Hann v. HannIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Presbytery of Ohio Valley, Inc. v. OPC, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2012

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