Court Opinion

ID: 4931660
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-09-24 01:08:36.908749+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:14:30.282350
License: Public Domain

Walton, J.
This is a real action, and is referred to the law court on a report of the evidence.
The suit is between father and son. In 1844, the father deeded to his son an undivided half of his farm. In 1850, he deeded the other half. The son then held the title to the whole. In 1852, the son re-deeded to the father an undivided half of the farm. In 1864, he agreed to re-deed the other half. To effect this, he took the deed of 1852’, which had not then been recorded, and, with the consent of the father, erased the words "one undivided half of.” The deed then in terms purported to convey the whole of the farm. The deed was then delivered anew, and put on record. If the alteration and re-delivery of the deed was effectual to convey the whole of the farm, the plaintiff admits that this action cannot be maintained. We have no doubt such was the effect. Our reasons for this conclusion are stated in the opinion in another suit between these parties, in which the son claims to recover of the father the value of one-half of the premises thus conveyed. See p. 130.

Judgment for defendants.

Appleton, C. J., Cutting, Dickerson, Barrows and Tapley, JJ., concurred.