Lane v. Lane

Dec 9, 1919
No. 1466
Reporters:
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Before:
Gilbert
Gilbert, J.

Where a husband buys land and takes title in his ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍own name, the wife cannot in equity establish an implied trust and recover an undivided interest in such land by showing ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍that a portion of the purchase-price was paid from the fruits of her labor. She must show that some definite portion of ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍the purchase-price was paid by her from her separate estate. Mitchell v. Rawls, 130 Ga. 608 (61 S. E. 475); Mock v. Neffler, 148 Ga. 25 (3), 27 (95 S. E. 673). The ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍evidence failing to establish any definite interest, the verdict and decree were unauthorized. Roberts v. Haines, 112 Ga. 842 (2), 845 (38 S. E. 109); DeLoach v. Jefferson, 142 Ga. 436 (83 S. ‍​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍E. 122).

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, except Fish, C. J., absent.