Legal Opinion
Joyner v. Estate of Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 2012No. 09-CV-205PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge, Retired:
Charles E. Joyner appeals the trial court’s determination that a disputed piece *854of residential property was jointly owned by appellant and the Estate of Frances W. Johnson (“the Estate”) as tenants in common. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in (1) finding that the Estate owned half of the property, and (2) permitting the Estate’s witness, Jacob Thomas, to present expert testimony on the proper interpretation of a deed. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
I. Statement of Facts
The property in dispute is a residence…
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