DeLoach v. Jefferson

Sep 21, 1914
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hill
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.