Ladd v. Bones

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Justice.

Appellee filed suit to have Mr. E. P. Ladd declared a constructive trustee; and the chancery court so decreed. This appeal questions the correctness of that holding, and also presents the other questions hereinafter discussed.

I. Was Mr. Ladd a Constructive Trusteef Since each case involving a constructive trustee is necessarily to be determined in the light of its own particular facts, we set forth the facts in this” case in considerable detail. Caswell Bunton (colored) died intestate in 1924, the owner of the 114 acres of land here concerned. His five children and…