Connall v. Felton

Plaintiff, the personal representative of her mother’s estate, brought this action on behalf of the estate seeking to quiet title to the decedent’s real property that was her family home (the property), which the decedent transferred to defendant, her step-son, during her lifetime, reserving for herself a life estate. Plaintiff sought the imposition of a constructive trust on the property. She claims that the deed and extrinsic evidence establish that the decedent transferred the property to defendant only for the purpose of avoiding probate, intending that he hold the property in trust and…