Dabbs v. Dabbs

This is a bill in equity filed by the appellee, H. R. Dabbs, for the purpose of impressing a resulting trust upon a certain lot in the city of West Memphis. The appellants, Roxie Dabbs and Josephine Dabbs Kehoe, are mentally incompetent sisters of the appellee and have been represented in the case by a guardian ad litem. The trial court granted the relief sought. It is now contended that the appellants were not properly served with process and that the proof is insufficient to establish a resulting trust.

Great affection, harmony, and mutual helpfulness have characterized the Dabbs family,…