Davis v. Pearce

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Appellant, as plaintiff in the court below, sued defendant for title and possession of a house and lot located in Greenville. The substance of plaintiff’s claim is that he paid the purchase price, that title was taken in the name of defendant by virtue of an agreement made before the purchase that defendant would hold the property for plaintiff’s benefit and would convey it to plaintiff upon his demand, and that, as a consequence, there arose a resulting trust in plaintiff’s favor.

There appears in the statement of facts a stipulation to the effect that at the time of…