Pratt v. Watson

The plaintiff, Robert E. Pratt, filed a petition in which he sought to have a resulting trust established in his favor upon certain real property. The trial court held that the plaintiff was the beneficial owner of the property and entered an order in his favor. The defendant, Mary I. Pratt Watson, appeals. We affirm.

The record shows that prior to 1977 the plaintiff was a co-owner with Albert Baldwin of a certain piece of real estate. The plaintiff and Baldwin each owned a one-half interest, and the real estate taxes were generally paid by Baldwin with the plaintiff providing half of the…