Twomey v. Crowley

The plaintiff relies only upon her third count, which is a count to recover $2000, the amount stated as the consideration of a deed of real estate, conveyed by her to the defendant.

It was shown at the trial that the only consideration of the deed was an oral promise of the defendant to hold the title and manage the property in trust for the benefit of the plaintiff and her children.

The plaintiff asked the court to rule “ that the deed declared upon, being an absolute deed, raised no trust which could be *185enforced in this Commonwealth, and that it could not be controlled by oral testimony.” The…