Davis v. Hendrix
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Marengo Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Edward J. Gilder. Bill by Mattie B. Hendrix against Thomas J. Davis and another to enforce a constructive trust in land. Judgment for complainant, and respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
Appellee filed her bill against appellants to declare and to enforce a constructive trust in land.
*216(1) The bill shows that the legal title to the lands has been divested ont of complainant and vested in appellants. It also shows that they hold such title in trust for complainant, but that they now deny the relation, decline to acknowledge the trust, decline to convey the legal title to the complainant, and seek to hold the lands of complainant, claiming them as their own. The bill in its averments makes a strong case against some, if not all, of the respondents for equitable relief. It further…
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