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consideration paid as an advance to Wadsworth, was sufficient to
establish a resulting trust in Wadsworth’s favor for one-half of
the property. Thus, if petitioner establishes the existence of
an agreement between Ms. Scott and Ms. Horstmeier covering Ms.
Scott’s consideration for the Glenview house purchase, it will be
sufficient for us to find a resulting trust in Ms. Scott’s favor.
Ms. Scott testified that she and Ms. Horstmeier had an
agreement at the time of purchase that she could purchase one-
half of the property by providing future services equal in value
to the downpayment (at the rate of $3,000 per year plus interest)
and the monthly payments. Various witnesses who knew the couple,
including Ms. Scott’s mother, testified that it was their
understanding that the two shared everything equally; however,
none of these corroborating witnesses could testify regarding the
specifics of the Glenview house purchase. According to Ms.
Scott’s own testimony, however, Ms. Horstmeier “wasn’t concerned
at all” whether Ms. Scott contributed sufficient services, which
casts some doubt on whether there was a “meeting of the minds”
between the two of them that Ms. Horstmeier had lent to Ms. Scott
one-half of the consideration for purchasing the house, with an
expectation of repayment.
Ms. Scott testified that she would not have entered into the
living arrangement with Ms. Horstmeier without an understanding
that she would contribute her fair share. Her testimony that she
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