Snell v. Snell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant Jennie C. Snell from an order of the District Court of Eamsey County, J-ohn W. Willis, J., made March 27, 1893, denying her motion for a new trial. On April 7, 1884, the plaintiff, Helen M. Snell, requested her son, the defendant George E. Snell, to purchase for her, lot seven (7) in block four (4) in Woodland Park Addition to St. Paul, and furnished the money, $2,000, and intrusted the entire business to him as her agent.
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Appeal by defendant Jennie C. Snell from an order of the District Court of Eamsey County, J-ohn W. Willis, J., made March 27, 1893, denying her motion for a new trial. On April 7, 1884, the plaintiff, Helen M. Snell, requested her son, the defendant George E. Snell, to purchase for her, lot seven (7) in block four (4) in Woodland Park Addition to St. Paul, and furnished the money, $2,000, and intrusted the entire business to him as her agent. He purchased the property and paid for it with her money so furnished, but took the title in his own name, without her knowledge or consent. She built…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
This action is to establish and declare a trust, and vest the title to the trust property (real estate) in the plaintiff. The court below found as facts, in brief, that the plaintiff furnished to the defendant George Snell the money with which to purchase a lot for her, and construct for her a house thereon, and that with said money he purchased the lot, and constructed the house, but that, fraudulently, and without her knowledge or consent, he took the title to the lot, on the purchase, in his own name, and that afterwards, in 1886, he made and delivered to her a memorandum in writing,…
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