Schwarting v. Artel

From a judgment in favor of defendants, denying plaintiffs’ suit to impress a trust upon certain real property and for an accounting, plaintiffs appeal. Inasmuch as the appeal is based upon the insufficiency of the evidence to support the findings and judgment, an intimate familiarity with the facts will enliven the understanding and increase the appreciation of the conclusion at which we have arrived. After the entry of judgment defendant John G. Artel departed this life and his administrator was substituted in his place. All references are to decedent and not to the administrator.

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