Boyd v. Boyd

Litz, Judge:

This is a suit by a husband against his wife to establish, in his favor, an alleged parol trust in real estate standing in her name. She has appealed from á decree of the circuit court adjudging him to be the equitable owner of the property, and requiring her to convey to him the legal title.

Plaintiff, in his bill, alleges that he purchased of Lavenia A. Simms and husband, February 5, 1913, a lot of land in the town of Patterson, Ohio County, West Virginia, for the sum of $1785.00, payable upon terms; that he having paid the purchase price in full, the vendors, conveyed the…