Reed v, Barkley

Plaintiff and defendant both claim under one Mary Julia Millard who was the sister of plaintiff and the aunt of the defendant.

On September 10, 1920, Mrs. Millard made, executed and delivered to plaintiff a deed of certain premises located in the town of Richmond, Ontario county, and generally known in that *636locality as the Thomas Barkley farm. This deed was manually .delivered to plaintiff for the purpose of conveying to her the legal title to the premises and was accepted by her with that understanding and intention. It was never recorded but was, instead, left with the scrivener by whom it…