Opinion ID: 2631219
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Heading: Grantee's Address

Text: In analyzing whether a conveyance has been made, a court must first consider whether the agreement of the parties meets the requirements set forth in the relevant statutes. Idaho Code § 55-813 defines a conveyance to embrace every instrument in writing by which any estate or interest in real property is created, alienated, mortgaged or encumbered, or by which the title to any real property may be affected, except wills. Idaho Code § 55-601 provides that a conveyance of an estate in real property may be made by an instrument in writing, subscribed by the grantor, and that [t]he name of the grantee and his complete mailing address must appear on such instrument. Mission argues that the address requirement of Idaho Code § 55-601 was not satisfied by the December 19, 1990, agreement which contains only the name of the City of Kellogg, the grantee, with no address whatsoever appearing on the face of the document. We disagree. The agreement recited that it was entered into between Bunker Limited Partnership, an Idaho limited partnership, and the City of Kellogg, a municipal corporation. The City of Kellogg is a well-known municipality in the State of Idaho. It has corporate boundaries and is located in Shoshone County. The address of the City of Kellogg is the City of Kellogg. We hold that the identification of the City in the agreement as a municipal corporation is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of I.C. § 55-601 relating to disclosure of the address of a grantee, when the grantee is a municipality.