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· 5/14/1959

Kennedy v. Innis

Citations

  • 158 N.E.2d 334
  • 339 Mass. 195
  • 1959 Mass. LEXIS 786

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • construing $405 contribution by straw to be “an investment in the joint venture or a loan to make up the full purchase price” and finding a resulting trust
  • “[N]othing done after the completion of the purchase [a]ffects the creation of a trust”
  • “the manner in which the transaction was subsequently treated by [the parties] is significant of their understanding of its nature”
  • intent at time of transaction may be deduced from parties' subsequent conduct

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Williams, Counihan, Whittbmobb

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