McDonald v. Morley

Under a contract made by the appellant and Evelyn McDonald, his wife, before their divorce, they agreed to a disposition of the real property which is here in controversy. She subsequently died and the judgment appealed from upholds the contentions of the respondent, who is their daughter, that she succeeds to an undivided one-half interest in it under her mother’s will. The rights of the parties depend upon a provision of the property settlement agreement concerning joint tenancy.

The agreement recites that the property shall “be and remain in Joint Tenancy, as it now stands, until such…