Dunn v. Dunn

This action was instituted in the district court for the purpose of securing a decree declaring an implied or constructive trust to a certain tract of land in Twin Falls and Owyhee counties, commonly known as the Devil Creek Ranch. The action is primarily the result of a family quarrel.

Samuel C. Dunn, one of the appellants, and his wife, Martha A. Dunn, were pioneer settlers on Three Creek situated in Owyhee and what is now Twin Falls counties. They had lived in that community for some forty-five years and acquired five different ranches aggregating several thousand acres. They also had a…