Allen v. Mayo

This is an action in equity by the heirs at law of Florence E. Mayo (two sisters and a brother) to impress a trust upon an undivided one-half interest in certain real and personal property, legal title to the whole of which stands in the name of the defendant, Crystal W. Mayo, second wife and surviving widow of Ralph D. Mayo. Crystal acquired the property in question through various conveyances and transfers from Ralph during their marriage.

The basis of the claim of trust is a written contract made on April 3, 1965, between Ralph and Florence, his then wife since deceased, which provided,…