Bauer v. Bauer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an appeal in a declaratory judgment action from the trial court’s judgment that George G. Bauer took only a life estate and did not take an estate tail which could be broken by conveyance and that any conveyance he made thereof would only convey his life estate.

The signatures of Anton Bauer and Helena Bauer, his wife, affixed to a deed dated March 1, 1917, naming their son, George G., as grantee, were acknowledged on May 17, 1917, and on May 29,1917, tihe deed was filed for record. The deed in the indenture clause provided,

“This…