Strype v. Lewis

Suit in equity, and for a declaratory judgment, to establish a trust in a two-fifths interest in five parcels of real property and to subject the property to a judgment lien. Defendant-appellant by answer seeks a declaration of the same trust against his codefendant (respondent). Plaintiff, who is not a party to this appeal, is the former wife of defendant (appellant) Charles Q. Lewis, Jr. Plaintiff had procured a decree of divorce in the year 1926; in 1931 the decree had been modified to allow plaintiff a monthly sum for maintenance; appellant has failed to entirely meet the obligation of…