Grayson v. Bowlin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Greene Chancery Court. Edward D. Bobertson, Chancellor. If any trust arose in favor of Melville Francis, it was an express trust, and was void under the statute of frauds. 50 Ark. 71; 45 Ark. 481; 45 Ark. 48. Before a resulting trust could have arisen, it was necessary for him to have paid, at or before the purchase, the purchase money. 6 S. E. 209; 20 Ark. 612; 30 Ark. 215; 17 Atl. 713; 25 N E. 1095; 25 Atl. 481; 48 Ark. 169; 25 Pac. 143. The purchase was…
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Appeal from Greene Chancery Court. Edward D. Bobertson, Chancellor. If any trust arose in favor of Melville Francis, it was an express trust, and was void under the statute of frauds. 50 Ark. 71; 45 Ark. 481; 45 Ark. 48. Before a resulting trust could have arisen, it was necessary for him to have paid, at or before the purchase, the purchase money. 6 S. E. 209; 20 Ark. 612; 30 Ark. 215; 17 Atl. 713; 25 N E. 1095; 25 Atl. 481; 48 Ark. 169; 25 Pac. 143. The purchase was complete when the notes and title bond had passed from the vendor. 13 Ark. 533; 27 Ark. 61 ; 29 Ark. 357. The payment of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
M. L. Grayson and her husband, A. D. Grayson, instituted an action in the Greene circuit court against W. P. Bowlin to recover one undivided sixth, interest in certain lands described in their complaint. At the same time, and in the same court, T. D. Henderson, Jr., by his next friend, brought an action against the same defendant to recover an undivided one-twelfth interest in the same land. These two actions were afterwards, by a consent order of the court, consolidated, and William T. Francis and Melville Francis were, on their motion, made defendants.
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- Milner v. FreemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- Rogers v. MurrayNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Sale v. McLeanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1874
- Bland v. TalleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
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