Hunt v. Hunt

delivered the opinion of the Court.'

This suit was brought to impress a trust in complainant’s favor, to the extent of a joint interest, upon certain property in Memphis held by his wife, the defendant. The trust rests upon an alleged parol agreement of the parties, and the case was tried before a jury. The jury found in favor of complainant, and the chancellor approved the verdict and entered an appropriate decree. The Court of Appeals affirmed the decree-of the chancellor, and defendant filed a petition for certiorari, which we have granted.

Charles C. Hunt and Dee O’Connor were married in…