Legal Opinion

Wolfe v. North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 19, 1941PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBabNhill, J.

To create a parol trust there must be an agreement amounting to an undertaking to act as agent in tbe purchase and constituting a covenant to stand seized to tbe use or benefit of another.

“Tbe jurisdiction to enforce tbe performance of trusts arises where property has been accepted by one person on terms of using or bolding it for tbe benefit of another.” Reynolds v. Morton, 205 N. C., 491, 171 S. E., 781; Shelton v. Shelton, 58 N. C., 292; Riggs v. Swann, 59 N. C., 118; Lefkowitz v. Silver, 182 N. C., 339, 109 S. E., 56; Lutz v. Hoyle, 167 N. C., 632, 83 S. E., 749; Wilson v. Jones, 176 N.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Avery v. StewartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  2. Harrison v. North Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  3. Lefkowitz v. . SilverSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  4. Shelton v. . SheltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1859
  5. Mulholland v. . YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Thompson v. . DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  2. Peedin v. . OliverSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  3. Beasley v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  4. Davis v. . MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  5. Henley v. . HoltSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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