Moore v. Moore
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Claiborne county. The opinion states the case. Where one enters into an executory agreement for the purchase of land, and afterwards, before the title is conveyed to him, uses the money of another to make payment, a trust results in favor of such other.
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From the chancery court of Claiborne county. The opinion states the case. Where one enters into an executory agreement for the purchase of land, and afterwards, before the title is conveyed to him, uses the money of another to make payment, a trust results in favor of such other. Murry v. Sell, 23 W. Va., 475; Mosteller v. Mosteller, 40 Kan., 658; Brown v. Gave, 23 S. C., 251, 257; Gilchrist v. Brown, 165 Pa., 275; Rogers v. Mw'ry, 3 Paige Ch., 389, 397. It is not claimed by the appellant that a trust arises in favor of one who advances money, as a loan, to the party taking the title, or to…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Appellant, who is the widow of Henderson Moore, exhibited this bill against the appellees, who are the children and grandchildren of Moore, seeking to establish a resulting trust in the tract of land described. The case made by the proof is this: Moore owned one tract of land, and his wife another. On February 11, 1882, he made an executory contract for the purchase of this land from Julius Weiss, paying him at that time $100, and executing his two notes, each for $107.50, payable, respectively, December 1, 1882, and December 1, 1883; the purchase price being $300, and the $15 excess in the…
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- Rogers v. MurrayNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
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- Brooks ex rel. Nugent v. SheltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1877
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