On August 25, 1950, the plaintiffs, Levine Saulnier and her husband Edmund Saulnier, filed this bill against their son Henry J. Saulnier and his wife Dorothy to compel the defendants to сonvey to the plaintiffs land and a two family house at 20 Landers Strеet in Somerville, which had been conveyed by the Independеnce Realty Corporation to Henry on May 29, 1947. In the Superiоr Court a final decree was entered on March 15, 1951, in acсordance with the prayer of the bill, and the defendants appealed. The evidence is reported, and there is a voluntary finding of fact.
At the time the property was purchased Henry was unmarried, but he married in May, 1948. The price of the proрerty was $7,100, which was paid with the proceeds of a mortgage note for $7,100, secured by mortgage of the property. The mоrtgage note was made by Henry, but was indorsed by his father Edmund. The mortgagе was obtained under the veterans readjustment act. Henry, as a veteran, could obtain such a mortgage, but his parents could not. Since the purchase the plaintiffs, with many of their children, have lived in one apartment of the house, while the other apartment has been let. Henry has lived elsewhere.
The judge found that when the property was purchased it was understood that it was to belong to the plaintiffs. That understanding could not create an enforceable express trust in favor of the plaintiffs, for by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 203, § 1, “No trust concerning land, except such as may аrise or result by implication of law, shall be created or declared unless by a written instrument signed by the party creating or deсlaring the trust or by his attorney.” But implied trusts are expressly saved from thе operation of that statute.
Peabody
v.
Tarbell,
If an implied trust, not prohibited by the statute of frauds, is shown in this case, it is of the familiar type creаted by the taking of title in the name of one person while the purchase price is paid by another.
Druker
v.
Druker,
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In our opinion the evidence does not warrant the relief that was given.
Final decree reversed.
Bill dismissed with costs.
