Tillman v. Murrell

Nov 15, 1897
Reporters:
Before:
McClellan
McCLELLAN, J.

On the uncontroverted facts of this case, Murrell, upon the redemption by him of ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‍the land in controversy from the loan company, with money furnished by Maples and May under a parol contract to convey the same to said Maples and May, ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‍held the legal title in trust for the latter, not by virtue of the parol agreement but because of their having paid the consideration for the purchase by Murrell ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‍for them, and was a mere conduit thereof from the company to them. The trust resulted by operation of law, and its existence left no beneficial interest in Murrell ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‍which could be reached and subjected by his creditors. Such estates are not within the statutes against parol trusts in land, and may be established by parol evidence.

The ‍​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‍decree of the chancellor is in consonance with these views, and it will be affirmed.

Affirmed.