George L. Allen v. Sallie Allen

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts, holding that no resulting trust arises from a third‑party payment after title has vested, that an express parol trust cannot be created in such circumstances because it conflicts with the Statute of Frauds, that a judgment charging a lien for improvements was unsupported by the pleadings, and that on partition a part owner may be reimbursed for improvements while considering the value of use of the other’s share.