Hopp v. Rain

Plaintiffs in an action in equity sought to impress a trust upon certain land now held in the name of the defendant Ella A. Rain. Prior held land bad been purchased with the proceeds of money left in trust with a bank by the will of the' grandfather of the plaintiffs but which was turned to Ella A. Rain, formerly Ella A. Hopp, the lifetime beneficiary, by reason of a release given to the trustee and signed by Ella A. Hopp and her children at the time of the filing of the final report of the bank as trustee. The plaintiffs’ claim is based on a purported oral agreement between the mother and…