CITY OF MIAMI, APPELLANT,
v.
ROSS GENERAL JEWELERS, INC., D/B/A FEFFER JEWELRY COMPANY, APPELLEE

5th Cir. | 1950-04-25
No. 13114
181 F.2d 768 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1950)

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Synopsis

The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order impressing a life interest on a home owned by the trust in favor of the appellee, finding the decision supported by an alternative theory to the constructive trust.


Holding

The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, finding it supported by an alternative theory of recovery, thus not needing to address the appellant's contention regarding the elements of a constructive trust.


Facts & Procedural History

A trustee offered a couple a joint life estate in a Florida home to induce them to move from South Carolina to be near the trust settlor. The couple m…

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Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

The issues in this case are in all respects the same ■ as in City of Miami v. Sutton, 5 Cir., 181 F. 2d 644. For the reasons there stated, the judgments herein are

Reversed.


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