Jacobs v. Bozzani Motors

The respondents, who are sister and brother, sued the appellant, their sister, seeking a decree establishing that she holds the title to a piece of improved real property on 90th Avenue in Elmhurst in trust for respondents and herself in equal shares. The complaint alleges that on August 9, 1938, Louisa M. Govey, the mother of the parties, was the owner of the property and on that day "in reliance upon the defendants oral promise that she would after the death of said Louisa M. Govey, divide the said property equally between herself and the plaintiffs, the said Louisa M. Govey executed and delivered to defendant a deed conveying the. .. property to said defendant" which was recorded August 17, 1939, and that in 1946 appellant "repudiated the aforesaid trust and agreement and refuses to divide said property and claims to be owner thereof."