Yates v. Yates

*295OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

This is essentially a suit for the partition of land. The Chancellor, after hearing substantial proof, divested petitioner of all his right, title and interest in real estate owned as a tenant in common, and ordered him to execute a quitclaim deed to his co-tenant. The Court of Appeals affirmed and remanded, holding that respondent furnished all the purchase money and was the beneficiary of a resulting trust.

We granted certiorari to examine this holding; but after a thorough examination of the record in light of the applicable law, we reluctantly reached the…