Warford v. Smoot

ASCTIEMEYER, C.

[ 184] This is a suit to establish a resulting trust in real estate. The decree was in favor of plaintiif (respondent) and ordered legal title vested in him subject to the lien of the deed of trust securing a note for $2000.00 and subject also to a lien in favor of defendants (appellants) for the net amount of money expended by them upon improvements on such property. Title to real estate is involved and jurisdiction is in this court. Carr v. Carroll (Mo. Sup.), 178 S. W. 2d 435; Nettleton Bank v. McGaughey’s Estate, 318 Mo. 948, 2 S. W.2d 771, 774.

The substance of the petition…