Fredell v. Eickhoff

Suit by Edwin, John and George Fredell, plaintiffs in error, who were plaintiffs below, to impress a trust upon the property of a deceased uncle, John H. Eickhoff, the husband of Katherine B. Eickhoff one of the defendants in error and administratrix and sole heir of his estate, the other defendant in error being the surety on her bond. The trial court refused to impress the trust on the property for the stated reason that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the alleged oral agreement upon which the attempt was made to ground the trust, and dismissed the complaint. Reference will be made…