Long v. Long

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Merle D. Long, plaintiff, sought to establish an unrecorded declaration of trust from his father, now deceased, to himself, of certain real estate in Bethel Township, Allegheny County. In support of this claim, plaintiff produced a carbon copy of the purported declaration on which were carbon copies of the signatures of the father and mother but in a different color carbon than the body of the instrument. This bill in equity was filed to have plaintiff’s brother, Robert N. Long, defendant, declared constructive trustee of that land alleging that a conveyance from…