DeLoach v. Jefferson

Supreme Court of Georgia September 21, 1914

DeLoach v. Jefferson, 142 Ga. 436 (Ga. 1914)

83 S.E. 122; 1914 Ga. LEXIS 736

Hill

Opinion of the Court

Hill, J.

1. An express trust can not be engrafted on a deed by parol. Civil Code (1910), § 3733; Wilder v. Wilder, 138 Ga. 573 (2), 576 (75 S. E. 654).

2. Under the evidence in this case no implied trust was created, and the plaintiffs were not entitled to the relief sought. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3732, 3740, 3741.

3. The court did not err in granting a nonsuit.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. George W. Owens, for plaintiffs. U. H. McLaws and Travis & Travis, for defendant.

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