Case Name: Lane et al. v. Lane
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-12-09
Citations: 149 Ga. 581
Docket Number: No. 1466
Parties: Lane et al. v. Lane.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Fish, C. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 581–581

Head Matter:
Lane et al. v. Lane.
No. 1466.
December 9, 1919.
Equitable petition. Before Judge Wright. Walker superior court. May 2, 1919.
Rosser & Shaw, for plaintiffs in error.
Glenn & Napier, contra.

Opinion:
Gilbert, J.
Where a husband buys land and takes title in his own name, the wife cannot in equity establish an implied trust and recover an undivided interest in such land by showing that a portion of the purchase-price was paid from the fruits of her labor. She must show that some definite portion of the purchase-price was paid by her from her separate estate. Mitchell v. Rawls, 130 Ga. 608 (61 S. E. 475); Mock v. Neffler, 148 Ga. 25 (3), 27 (95 S. E. 673). The evidence failing to establish any definite interest, the verdict and decree were unauthorized. Roberts v. Haines, 112 Ga. 842 (2), 845 (38 S. E. 109); DeLoach v. Jefferson, 142 Ga. 436 (83 S. E. 122).
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Fish, C. J., absent.