Lollis v. Lollis

Gregory, Judge:

Respondent Loretta Lollis brought this action to impress a trust on real property allegedly purchased with her funds and conveyed by her former husband, appellant Walter Lollis, to his father, appellant S. B. Lollis. After a trial without a jury, the Circuit Court ordered that the property be sold and Loretta be paid $5,800 plus interest from the proceeds. We reverse.

Loretta married for the first time when she was fourteen years old. After her first husband was killed in an accident, she married Walter. While married to Walter, Loretta received $10,000 in settlement of a claim…