Boatman v. Berg

Plaintiff instituted this action in the District Court, Phillips County seeking a declaration that defendant is a constructive trustee over certain property transferred from plaintiff to defendant. From a judgment of the District Court denying such relief and quieting title to the property in defendant, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff is Gloria Lois Carlson Boatman. Defendant is her older brother, Howard Berg. In 1953, when plaintiff was sixteen years of age, she married Clyde Carlson, a farmer and rancher. Plaintiff did not work during the marriage, but remained at home and cared for their four…