Gibson v. Gibson

NORWIN D. HOUSER, Special Judge.

Suit in equity to establish a constructive trust in real estate in St. Francois County. Plaintiff is Don Gibson. Defendants are plaintiff’s father Roy and plaintiff’s stepmother Mabel Gibson. The circuit court denied relief. Plaintiff appeals on the principal ground that the court erred when at the close of the evidence for plaintiff the court decided the case for defendants; that sufficient grounds for the imposition of a constructive trust were proven by cogent and convincing evidence; that the ruling was against the clear weight of the evidence and…