Sawyer v. Goyette

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HáRvey, J.;

This was an action to set aside a deed and to have a decree that the grantee holds the property in trust for the payment of plaintiff’s judgment against the grantor. The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition, and he has appealed.

The allegations of the petition may be summarized as follows; On February 20, 1918, Frank Goyette was the owner of 760 acres of land in Allen county. On that date he and his wife, for a recited consideration of one dollar and love and affection, conveyed one quarter section of the land to their…