Lee v. Hamilton

Citations

• 218 Pa. 468
• 67 A. 780
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 547

Syllabus

<p>Trusts and trustees — Declaration of trust — Consideration—Evidence.</p> <p>Where a sister holds title to a farm by an absolute deed from her parents in consideration of supporting them during their lifetime, and she, during the lifetime of the surviving parent, seeks financial aid from one of her two brothers, and in consideration of such aid executes a writing by which she declares that she holds in trust one-third of the farm for one brother, and another third for the second brother, and in the same writing covenants to convey such thirds upon the death of the surviving parent, the writing is not an agreement to sell, but is a valid declaration of trust which may be enforced by ejectment for the two-thirds interest after the death of the surviving parent.</p>