Thornton v. Rodgers

STAKELY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the equity court overruling the demurrer to the bill of complaint. Two questions are presented, (1) whether an alleged resulting trust is barred by laches or the statute of limitations and (2) whether the claim of a resulting trust has been concluded by agreement between the parties.

J. L. Thornton (appellant) and Alice Thornton Rodgers (appellee) were married November 12, 1913. They lived together as man and wife until he obtained a divorce from her in Reno, Nevada, on or about November 6, 1943. Attached to and made a part of the divorce…