Jones v. Friedlander

By JUDGE ALEX H. SANDS, JR.

This case, tried before the Court without jury, is before the Court for decision.

Much of the testimony given in this case is in conflict but the following facts, which for the most part are not in dispute, are a sufficient basis for a determination of the merits of the case.

Prior to her marriage to William C. Jones, Bernice D. Jones, in 1957, acquired an equitable interest in 1505 N. 35th Street through an arrangement under which her sister, the defendant, Willie Goldie Elam, acquired the naked legal title and Bernice put up all of the funds. The undisputed…