Sanderson v. Milligan’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “[t]his court has consistently recognized that a trust may rest upon a parol agreement where the declaration of trust was made prior to or contemporaneous with a transfer, either by deed or by will, of an interest in realty. See Brantley v. Brantley, 198 Tenn. 670 , 281 S.W.2d 668 (1955); Hunt v. Hunt, 169 Tenn. 1 , 80 S.W.2d 666 (1935); Mee v. Mee, 113 Tenn. 453 , 82 S.W. 830 (1904); Linder v. Little, 490 S.W.2d 717 (Tenn.App.1972); Kelley v. Whitehurst, 37 Tenn.App. 360 , 264 S.W.2d 1 (1953). As a safeguard against fraud, the trust, and its terms must be proven by evidence that is clear, cogent, and convincing. Hunt v. Hunt, supra; Linder v. Little, supra. Id. at 574.”

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