Harris v. . Harris
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1919, .of Hyde. Plaintiff sought to have established a resulting trust as to one undivided interest in a tract of land, which he alleges was purchased by him and his brother, W. S. Harris, the deed having been made to the latter for their joint benefit, and that he |>aid one-half of the purchase money.
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ActioN tried before Devin, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1919, .of Hyde. Plaintiff sought to have established a resulting trust as to one undivided interest in a tract of land, which he alleges was purchased by him and his brother, W. S. Harris, the deed having been made to the latter for their joint benefit, and that he |>aid one-half of the purchase money. The jury found for the plaintiff upon the following issues: 1. Was half of the purchase money expended in buying the McGowan land described in the complaint, furnished by plaintiff, George W. Harris, and did Sanford Harris take a title to…
1Opinion of the Court
WalKER, J.,
after stating the case: There was sufficient evidence of the trust, apart from the following testimony of Gray Credle: “I worked with, the two Harrises, Mr. Sanford and George. I know the McGowan land and the homestead, know when they bought it. I cut the ditch for him. They cleaned the ditch off and hired me to cut it. Mr. Sanford set along the ditch bank and told me this is the land I and brother George bought, one-half is his and the other is mine. Lie was talking about the McGowan land. I cut the ditches for them and they cleared up the land crops. They hauled them and put them…
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