Court Opinion

ID: 9936953
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 19:00:26.858664+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:34:09.036263
License: Public Domain

I concur with the scholarly dissertation regarding estates in real property created by deeds of conveyance. However, I would add my view to the effect that Nunn v. Keith, when overrulingBernhard, by no means laid to rest the many variations of estates that may be created within the framework of what is denominated joint tenancy with right of survivorship, tenancy in common, etc.
Resorting to the general rules of construction of written instruments to the effect that the bottom line is always theintention of the parties, with particular emphasis on the words expressing that intent, I would permit any manner of estate in real property to be created by clearly expressed intention of the parties contained in the instrument creating it so long as it was not contrary to law or expressed public policy. *Page 739