Rakhman v. Zusstone

While I agree with the gift analysis set forth in the majority opinion, I believe this ease is controlled by KRS 381.170, which states as follows:

When a deed is made to one person, and the consideration is paid by another no use or trust results in favor of the latter unless the grantee takes a deed in his own name without the consent of the person paying the consideration, or unless the grantee in violation of a trust purchases the lands deeded with the effects of another person. ...

This statute has been held to preclude a wife’s heirs from claiming title to land purchased with her money but…