Shelley v. Landry

Lampeón, J.

The principal issue in this case is the nature of the interest acquired by Irene Landry by reason of this conveyance to her father and herself, as j oint tenants, of the premises in question. The father could have intended and thus made an inter vivos gift to his daughter of both the beneficial interest in and the legal title to the undivided half conveyed to her. On the other hand he may have intended to retain in himself a beneficial interest therein, Irene consequently holding her legal title subject to a resulting trust in her father. In the latter event the nature of the…