Bryant v. Klatt

(after stating the facts as above). I am satisfied that this old gentleman had no intention of conveying the beneficial interest in his property from himself to his sons, but that the deed was a device of an incompetent lawyer to protect him against his son-in-law. It is true that, in the nature of things, the evidence could not be disputed, but it is antecedently probable in itself. It is not likely that he meant to strip himself of his life’s earnings, and put his property out of his hands, for no reason at all. It so happens that, if the trust which he attempted so to create had been…