Legal Opinion
Middlebrooks v. Lonas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1980No. 36460PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Justice.
Mary Middlebrooks filed a complaint against W. L. Lonas and Elvira Lonas, her parents, alleging that, in reliance on their promise to repay, she had loaned them $25,000 which they had since used to build a home on land which they owned, that they now refused to repay said loan and that, “The above and foregoing transactions, promises, and delays constitute fraud and as such the defendants herein hold the said $25,000 through and by constructive and implied trust in favor of the plaintiff.” The plaintiff further alleged that, “The defendants herein have pledged,…
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