121 W. Va. 691 - Straton v. Aldridge’s Empirical Analysis
1939
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 2006
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Currence v. Ward · 121 W. Va. 361 - Buskirk v. Bankers Finance Corp. · 119 W. Va. 501 - Highland v. Davis · Keller v. Washington · Kersey v. Kersey
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]n express trust must be based on an agreement, express or implied, or on a clear declaration of trust by its creator.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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