Christy v. Christy

Opinion by.

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

A husband brought a bill in equity ¿gainst his wife to compel the conveyance to him of a property which had been purchased with his own funds but the title to which had been placed in her name. The court sustained his prayer and the wife appeals.

The applicable law is firmly established and entirely clear. When a husband buys real estate and has the deed made in his wife’s name there is a factual presumption that a gift was intended and, in order to rebut that presumption and establish a resulting trust in his favor, the husband must support his claim by…