Griggs v. Griggs

Hill, Justice.

The parties were married in 1959. During the marriage a home was acquired, the property was paid for by the husband and title was placed in his name. On April 17, 1972, the wife’s birthday, the husband executed a warranty deed to his wife, the stated consideration being the "Love and affection that I have for my wife.”

When the wife sued for divorce in 1977 the husband claimed a resulting trust in the home place, and testified that because of advice from his accountant, he put the property in his wife’s name as a means of reducing his estate taxes with the understanding that she…