Varnes v. Dawkins

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• finding that statute of frauds inapplicable to trusts arising by operation of law
• holding “[i]n determining the sufficiency of the complaint, the trial court may not look beyond the four corners of the complaint, consider any affirmative defenses raised by the defendant, nor consider any evidence likely to be produced by either side.”
• \[A]n oral agreement to reconvey property is enforceable because the statute of frauds does not apply to trusts arising by operation of law.\
• in ruling on motion to dismiss, trial court must accept material allegations of complaint as true and may not consider affirmative defenses raised by defendant or evidence parties likely to produce
• “In determining the sufficiency of the complaint, the trial court may not look beyond the four corners of the complaint, consider any affirmative defenses raised by the defendant, nor consider any evidence likely to be produced by either side.”

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