29 Md. App. 521 - Maas v. Lucas’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “At the time of the dissolution of the marriage in 1943, [Maas] and his [soon-to-be-divorced] wife conveyed the property by straw deeds to a straw party who reconveyed it to appellant and his children as tenants in common. Both straw conveyances warranted the property specially and contained covenants that the grantors (parents) had done: “no act, matter or thing whatsoever to encumber the property hereby conveyed.” There was in existence at that time, however, a mortgage on the property executed by the real grantors, appellant and his wife, (as opposed to the straw party to whom they had represented that warranty). Less than one year later, appellant discharged the mortgage by full payment of the $4,770 balance due. The children did not assume any obligation under the mortgage, nor was the mortgage assigned to appellant upon discharge for subrogation or otherwise. The payment was made and full release recorded.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meyer v. Meyer

2. “a. To what relatives rule is applicable..... The rule stated in this Section is applicable where the payor and transferee respectively are in the relation [of] ... father and child____ It is immaterial that the child is an adult____ b. Effect of the rule. The fact that the transferee is a wife, child or other natural object of bounty of the payor is more than merely a circumstance tending to rebut the inference of a resulting trust. It is of itself a circumstance sufficient to raise an inference that a gift was intended, and the burden is upon the payor seeking to enforce a resulting trust to prove that he did not intend to make a gift to the transferee.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Meyer v. Meyer

3. “When the sale is finally ratified, the purchaser’s inchoate equitable title, acquired at the time of the acceptance of his offer by the trustee, becomes complete and the purchaser’s equitable title is established retroactively to the time of the original acceptance of the offer by the trustee. The purchaser is entitled to the rents and profits of the land sold as he has become the substantial owner of the property. He is not only entitled to possession of the property, but it remains at his risk, even though legal title may not be conveyed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 152 Md. App. 229 - White v. Simard