Goodman v. Goodman

Before dying without a will, Clive transferred his assets to his mother Gladys (defendant); years later, Clive's adult son Scott (plaintiff) asked Gladys for money from those assets and was refused, prompting Scott to sue, arguing Clive intended Gladys to hold the property in trust for his children until they were mature enough to manage it. Testimony from Clive's ex-wife Shirley supported this understanding, and a jury found Gladys held the property in trust for Clive's children; the trial court nonetheless granted Gladys judgment notwithstanding the verdict, reasoning the three-year limitations period had run since more than three years had passed since the youngest child turned eighteen, and the court of appeals affirmed.