Legal Opinion
Benson v. Fox
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 1979No. 1276PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice.
This is a partition suit. In 1976, Mrs. Estelle Fox, appellee, and her sister, Mrs. Lea Benson, appellant, purchased a vacant lot in the city of Rusk, Texas. Each paid one half of the purchase price of the lot, but title was taken in Mrs. Benson’s name only. Mrs. Fox moved her mobile home on the lot, and shortly thereafter Mrs. Benson moved her mobile home on the lot. In time, petty disputes led to their total estrangement. As a result, Mrs. Fox brought suit, requesting the court to: (1) find a resulting trust in her favor; (2) award her an undivided one-half interest in the…
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