Jones v. Jones
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Randolph Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor; Whether W. G. and J. L. Jones were solvent or insolvent, whether the deed was taken in Fred F. Jones’s name for a fraudulent purpose or not, in either case appellants are entitled to have a resulting trust declared in their favor upon an undivided half interest in the land. W. G.'Jones, appellants’ intestate, paid one-half the purchase price of the land.
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Appeal from Randolph Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor; Whether W. G. and J. L. Jones were solvent or insolvent, whether the deed was taken in Fred F. Jones’s name for a fraudulent purpose or not, in either case appellants are entitled to have a resulting trust declared in their favor upon an undivided half interest in the land. W. G.'Jones, appellants’ intestate, paid one-half the purchase price of the land. If there was no fraud in the transaction by which the de'ed was taken in Fred’s name, then a resulting trust, should be declared in favor of the heirs under the general…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The plaintiff, Mollie E. Jones, as administratrix of the estate of W. G. Jones, deceased, instituted this action in the chancery court of Randolph County to cancel a conveyance of a tract of land in said county, executed to defendant, Fred F. Jones. It is alleged, in substance, that during the year 1898 W. G. Jones and one J. L. Jones were copartners in the mercantile business, and became insolvent; that they purchased said tract of land from one Kerr and caused Kerr to convey the same to defendant, Fred F. Jones, in order to cheat, hinder and delay their creditors. W. G. Jones died, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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