Long v. Kyte

STORCKMAN, Judge.

This action in equity was brought to establish a resulting trust in a 400-acre farm situated near Belton in Cass County. The trial court found the issues against the plaintiffs and decreed and adjudged the defendant to be both the legal and equitable owner of the land in question. The plaintiffs’ chief contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in holding that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the defendant held title to the land as a trustee for the benefit of the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs are sons and the only heirs of David E. Long who died intestate…