Union Guardian Trust Co. v. Vogt

William and Elizabeth Vogt, husband and wife, lived on a farm of 62 acres, near- Detroit. Twenty-two acres had been acquired and were held by them by the entireties. The title to the rest was in William.

March 1, 1924, they made a sales agreement to sell the farm to Arthur J. Scully for $295,000, for subdivision purposes. The agreement provided that the vendors should convey title to the Union Trust Company, of Detroit, as trustee, with authority to do acts pertinent to platting and sale of lots.

May 3d, vendors, Scully, and the Union Trust Company executed a trust agreement, which declared its…