Georges v. Ballard

This is an appeal from a decision of the Cheboygan circuit court, granting the plaintiff a constructive trust and equitable lien on the defendants’ property.

Defendants, in 1957, were owners as tenants by the entireties of a parcel of land in Cheboygan county, Michigan. During the spring of 1957, the parties to this appeal entered into a transaction whereby a residence would be built on land owned by defendants, to make it more salable.

Plaintiff claims that the defendants were to furnish the labor and plaintiff would supply the funds. It is defendants’ assertion that the agreement between the…