Raborn v. Menotte

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• explaining that the legislature enacted section 689.07(1) for the purpose of preventing secret trusts to protect those who might subsequently rely upon the record in dealing with grantee
• stating that under section 689.07(1), a deed that simply refers to grantee as “trustee” conveys a fee simple estate, and applying the statute to find that deed at issue fell under “contrary intention” exception such that grantee held mere legal title as trustee

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