Muse v. Woyner

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs James Paul Muse and Marie Muse sued their daughter, defendant Ruth Brown Woyner, and her husband, defendant Charles Woyner. Count I of the petition, directed only against Ruth, alleged that plaintiffs paid Ruth $14,550 for the remodeling of a house located on land owned by Ruth in Texas County. The money was paid while plaintiffs were making their home with Ruth. The prayer of Count I was that the court declare a resulting trust in favor of plaintiffs and that the court impose an equitable lien on the land in their favor.

Ruth’s answer to Count I denied most of the…