Brennan v. Kemp
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff and defendant are sisters. Their father, A. W. Damron, conveyed a parcel of real estate to the. defendant in 1945, reserving a life estate for himself. The deed did not mention the plaintiff, who now claims that there was an *754oral trust agreement between her father and sister at the time of the conveyance, whereby she was to get an undivided one-half interest in the remainder. The property was sold in 1951, and plaintiff now seeks to impress the proceeds received by her sister with such trust. The only question is whether plaintiff has established such oral…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Currence v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Smith v. TurleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- Hatfield v. AllisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Newhouse v. EnglandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
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- Linger v. RohrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989