Horne v. Higgins

Citations

• 76 Miss. 813

Syllabus

<p>1. Statute op Frauds. Deed. Parol agreement. Code 1893, § 4330. '</p> <p>A verbal agreement upon the execution of a deed that the grantee shall hold the property in trust for the benefit of the g-rantor, to prevent the latter’s improvidence, is within the statute of frauds.</p> <p>2. Chancery Pleadings. Presumptions. Demuirer.</p> <p>A bill in equity cannot withstand a demurrer because it states facts from which fraud would be presumed if it goes further and negatives the presumption.</p>