Richardson v. Richardson

The primary issue we decide in this appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s imposition of a constructive trust upon real property.

Nora and David Richardson were married in 1967 and had a “stormy” relationship throughout their marriage. In 1972, David’s mother, Mayme H. Richardson, conveyed a six and one-half acre tract of land to David as a gift. David and Nora placed a trailer on the land and moved into it with their two children.

In 1977, David filed for divorce, and he reconveyed the tract to Mayme to keep the land from being subject to Nora’s claims.…