Green v. Skinner

This is an action to quiet title to certain real property. The plaintiff is admittedly the owner of an undivided one-half interest. The controversy is over the remain ing one-half. The plaintiff had judgment and the defendant appeals.

The property was originally conveyed to and held by the plaintiff and the defendant’s grandfather as joint tenants. While so held the defendant’s grandfather signed and acknowledged a deed purporting to convey to the defendant a one-half interest in the property and handed it to his son, the defendant’s father, with instructions to keep it until Ms, the…