Bass v. . Bass

The plaintiff conveyed certain property to the defendant and now seeks to establish a parol trust in his favor for a one-half interest in the property. A parol agreement in favor of a grantor, entered into at the time or prior to the execution of a deed, and at variance with the written conveyance, is unenforceable in the absence of fraud, mistake, or undue influence. Loftin v. Kornegay, 225 N. C., 490, 35 S. E. (2d), 607; Carlisle v. Carlisle, 225 N. C., 462, 35 S. E. (2d), 418; Davis v. Davis, 223 N. C., 36, 25 S. E. (2d), 181; Winner v. Winner, 222 N. C., 414, 23 S. E. (2d), 251; Taylor v.…