Ford v. Ford

OPINION

By DOYLE, PJ.

The appeal is on questions of law from the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County. The primary legal questions are: (1) Whether or not an express oral trust was impressed upon real property, or (2) Whether a deed absolute on its face may be held to operate as a mortgage.

The trial court found the evidence to be sufficient to establish a trust, and, upon such findings, entered its judgment for the defendant on her cross-petition. It is the duty of this court not to determine this question de novo, but to determine from the record whether such conclusion and subsequent…