Gordon v. Claridy
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clay Chancery Court, Eastern District; Archer Wheatley, Chancellor; The evidence makes a case of resulting trust. 101 Ark. 451; 40 Id. 68. The evidence clearly shows that it was the intention of the parties that Myrtle May Claridy was to have a part of the land when it was paid for, as she had furnished part of the money in paying therefor. 101 Ark. 451; 79 Id. 69; 81 Id. 478; 96 Id. 281; .89 Id. 452. The evidence fails to meet the requirements of a resulting…
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Appeal from Clay Chancery Court, Eastern District; Archer Wheatley, Chancellor; The evidence makes a case of resulting trust. 101 Ark. 451; 40 Id. 68. The evidence clearly shows that it was the intention of the parties that Myrtle May Claridy was to have a part of the land when it was paid for, as she had furnished part of the money in paying therefor. 101 Ark. 451; 79 Id. 69; 81 Id. 478; 96 Id. 281; .89 Id. 452. The evidence fails to meet the requirements of a resulting trust by parol. In the main it is neighborhood gossip. All the circumstances refute the idea of such a trust. The tract…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant brought this suit for the purpose of having a resulting trust declared, in her favor. In h.er complaint she alleged that she was the only child of her mother, Mrs. Myrtle May Claridy, who, on August 17, 1897, owned a forty-acre tract of land in the Eastern District of Clay County. Her father, T. C. Claridy, at the same time also owned a forty-acre tract of land, and it was agreed by her father and mother that they would each sell their forty-acre tract and buy the south half northwest quarter, section 3, and southwest quarter northeast quarter, section 3, township 18 north, range 8…
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- R. G. Atkinson & Co. v. W. A. & C. A. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Spurlock v. SpurlockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Remshard v. RenshawSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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