Grubb, Administrator v. Grubb

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

Leslie C. Grubb and Exie Grubb were husband and wife. For convenience we shall frequently refer to them as Leslie and Exie, respectively. Leslie departed this life September 20, 1967, and his son, Max Grubb, was appointed special administrator of his estate. In this capacity Max filed this lawsuit against Exie and her daughter and son-in-law, Gretcha and Joe March, to recover certain funds claimed to be assets of the estate. It may be said generally that the action is premised on the theory of an implied or constructive trust. Judgment was…