Adolfo C. Sgambelluri and Dorothea G. Sgambelluri v. Theodore S. Nelson

OPINION

The pivotal issues in this case are the construction and legal effect of the document dated February 28, 1964, by which Adolfo C. Sgambelluri (“Adolfo”) “released and quit-claimed” to Ralph C. Sgambelluri (“Ralph”) “All of my interest, both real and personal, in the Estate of Marcelo Sgambelluri, deceased, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the premises herein granted unto [Ralph] . and [his] assigns.forever.”'

If the instrument were construed as either a grant or a quitclaim deed to real property, it would be void for uncertainty because it fails to describe any particular parcel of real property to…