Cates v. Swain

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Elizabeth Swain and Mona Cates cohabited from 2000 until 2006. After they severed the relationship, Swain filed an action seeking the repayment of funds she first had invested in property in Washington, which were then used to purchase a residence in Tate County. The chancellor rejected Swain’s claim of a constructive trust or a resulting trust. The chancellor found that Cates had been unjustly enriched by Swain’s contributions and awarded Swain a judgment in that amount. The Court of Appeals affirmed the chancellor’s rejection of the…