Jimenez v. Lee

This is a suit brought by plaintiff against her father to compel him to account for assets which she alleges were held by defendant as trustee for her. Plaintiff appeals from a decree dismissing her complaint.

Plaintiff’s claim against her father is based upon the theory that a trust arose in her favor when two separate gifts were made for her benefit. The first of these gifts was made in 1945, shortly after plaintiff’s birth, when her paternal grandmother purchased a $1,000 face value U. S. Savings Bond which was registered in the names of defendant "and/or” plaintiff "and/or” Dorothy Lee,…