Bright v. Bright

CRAWFORD, Judge.

The decree of the trial court declared a deed absolute on its face to be a conveyance in trust. Michael Anthony Bright, the grantee defendant appeals and presents for review the sole issue of whether the trial court erred in so holding.

Irene Bright, a widow with 13 children died intestate on April 16, 1985. Defendant and his brother Carl Bright are Mrs. Bright’s grandchildren and were reared by Mrs. Bright. Defendant had lived with Mrs. Bright all of his life and was living with her at the time of her death. The subject of the litigation is approximately 240 acres of land in…