Ruth Meadows, et al. v. James W. Smith

Case Number
E2012-00095-COA-R3-CV

The dispute in this case is between siblings over whether an express trust was created at or before the mother, after the father's death, deeded the remainder of the parents' property to four of the children. Plaintiffs claim the four defendants created an oral express trust by agreeing to share the farm equally among all the children upon the mother's death. The Trial Court granted defendants summary judgment and plaintiffs have appealed. We vacate the Trial Court's Judgment on the grounds that there is disputed material evidence as to whether or not an express trust was created among the parties.

Authoring Judge
Presiding Judge Herschel Pickens Franks
Originating Judge
Chancellor Ronald Thurman
Case Name
Ruth Meadows, et al. v. James W. Smith
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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