Lofton v. Sterrett

Citations

• 23 Fla. 565

Syllabus

<p>1. A resulting trust in real estate may be proved by parol testimony, but sucb proof must be full and clear.</p> <p>2. Where the testimony not only fails to show that the complainant is the equitable owner of any definite interest in the real estate, but does show acts and conduct upon his part inconsistent with a claim of such ownership as against the parties holding the legal title, the trust should not be decreed.</p>