Hoffman v. Mozeley

The plaintiffs alleged and offered evidence to sustain the allegation that the plaintiffs furnished the defendant James P. Mozeley the full purchase price for the four lots involved, and that Mozeley had title thereto made to himself and his wife. After building a dwelling on the lots for the plaintiffs, for which they paid in full, the defendants conveyed only part of the lots. This action is to compel conveyance of the remaining portion upon the ground that a resulting trust in the property existed in favor of the plaintiffs by reason of their having furnished the purchase money. “Under…