Legal Opinion
King v. Bankerd
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 27, 1985No. 150, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
The single issue presented in this case is whether a power of attorney authorizing the agent to “convey, grant, bargain and/or sell” the principal’s property authorizes the agent to make a gratuitous transfer of that property.
The facts are uncomplicated. Howard R. Bankerd (Bankerd) and his wife, Virginia, owned, as tenants by the entirety, a home in Montgomery County, Maryland. They resided there until 1966 when Mrs. Bankerd moved out as a result of marital problems. Bankerd continued to live at the property until July 1968, when he “left for the west.” Mrs. Bankerd thereupon…
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