Nugent v. Shambor

413 A.2d 1210 (1980)

Gerald J. NUGENT

v.

Helena SHAMBOR.

No. 275-78.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 25, 1980.

Edward J. Cashman, Essex Junction, for plaintiff.

Mark A. Kaplan, Burlington, for defendant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., DALEY, BILLINGS and HILL, JJ., and SPRINGER, D. J., specially assigned.

BARNEY, Chief Justice.

This declaratory judgment proceeding is an equitable action brought by the plaintiff against the mother of his deceased wife. It centered on plaintiff's contention that the defendant's interest as a joint tenant in the family homestead is subject to a constructive trust making the…