Manley v. Manley

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the court below erred in two respects: (1) by permitting testimony as to the significance of a promissory note in violation of the parol evidence rule; and, (2) by finding sufficient evidence to support appellee’s claim to be a holder of a life estate under a destroyed, unrecorded deed.

The unusual circumstances leading to the present dispute are clouded by the lack of specificity in appellee’s testimony as to the chronology of events and by the familial and legal relationships of the parties. Appellant, Alice T. Manley, is the former…