Cerling v. Hedstrom

This is an action in equity involving a lake cottage located in the Township of Summit, Mason County, Michigan. On May 24, 1971, plaintiff filed his complaint in this cause seeking to have defendant, Paul Hedstrom, declared a constructive trustee of a one-half interest in this property for the benefit of plaintiff and other descendants of the Stenfelt family. Plaintiff’s grounds for contending that a constructive trust should apply can be summarized from a portion of the complaint:

"That there long existed a contractual agreement between all the Stenfelt descendants including defendant, that…