Lassiter v. Bouche

This suit was instituted October 23,1924, by Mrs. M. W. Lassiter, appellant, against ap-pellees, Mrs. Jennie L. Bouche and Julius Edmund Bouche, to establish a parol trust in an undivided one-half interest in real estate located in the city of Dallas. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a' verdict in favor of appellees, and judgment was entered in accordance with the verdict. The appeal is duly perfected. The facts essential to an understanding of the issues discussed are:

In 1879, Elisha H. Kendall, the grandfather ■of appellant, died intestate, leaving his wife, Mrs. Julia Kendall,…