· 1/6/1969
Meskell v. Meskell
Citations
- 243 N.E.2d 804
- 355 Mass. 148
- 1969 Mass. LEXIS 755
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating “[a] resulting trust typically arises when a transfer of property is made to one person and the purchase price is paid by another; in such a case a trust results in favor of the person who furnished the consideration.”
- fraud or violation of fiduciary duty giving rise to constructive trust must occur at time property was transferred
- No resulting trust where transfer gratuitous and no constructive trust unless fraud or other inequity between the parties to transfer at time of transfer
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Whittemore, Cutter, Reardon
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