Brock v. Brock
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Calhoun. Heard before the Hon. S. K. MoSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 9th June, 1888, by E. C. Brock, against his wife, Mrs. M. A. Brock; and sought to establish and enforce a trust in a tract of land containing about 70 acres, which he had conveyed to his wife by deed of gift in Sej>tember, 1880. The grounds on which relief was sought, and the main facts connected with the execution of the deed, are stated in the opinion of…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Calhoun. Heard before the Hon. S. K. MoSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on the 9th June, 1888, by E. C. Brock, against his wife, Mrs. M. A. Brock; and sought to establish and enforce a trust in a tract of land containing about 70 acres, which he had conveyed to his wife by deed of gift in Sej>tember, 1880. The grounds on which relief was sought, and the main facts connected with the execution of the deed, are stated in the opinion of the court. Mrs. Brock, in her answer, denied any verbal promise on her part, or condition annexed to the deed, as…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The bill is filed by the appellant, Brock, against his wife, seeking to establish in his behalf a trust in certain lands in the city of Anniston, which had been conveyed to her by him, and afterwards sold, the proceeds being retained by the wife. The husband had conveyed the lands to respondent in September, 1880, after a separation between them, brought about by his own intemperate habits, and his unkind treatment of her.. The deed was in fee simple, free on its face from any words of condition, or trust. The land was probably worth $2,000 when the deed was made. It was sold, some seven…
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