Wodonos v. Wodonos’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““[2] In analyzing his pleading, we take the position that plaintiff has stated his case in the light most favorable to his right to relief. Sec. 689.05, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A. provides that 'declarations and creations of trust * * * shall be manifested and proved by some writing * * Therefore we assume that had there been written evidence of the trust, either by the deed or by an independent document, plaintiff would have stated that fact in his complaint. “[3] Obviously the Court cannot put into operation a desire on the grantor’s part which would nullify the statute. On the contrary, the grantor is unalterably bound to the legal effect of his acts, interpreted in the light of that statute. “[4] It follows that the voluntary conveyance of the absolute title to real property vests ownership in the grantee, free of any parol declaration of trust.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mitchell v. Grapes