Person v. Pagnotta

This is a suit brought by Nellie Person through her conservator to require defendant Michael Pagnotta to reconvey real property previously conveyed to him by Nellie Person on the ground that he holds the property upon a resulting trust. Plaintiff appeals from a decree in favor of defendants.

Plaintiff, an elderly woman, and defendants had a very close relationship over a long period of time. The trial court assessed the evidence as being “strong that the parties treated each other as blood relations.” "While plaintiff was seriously ill in a convalescent home she executed and delivered to…