O'Brien v. O'Brien
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Pembina County; Kneeshatw, J. Action by John T. O’Brien against John O’Brien and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Delivery of deed to a third party to be handed to the grantee at grantor’s death, -conveys absolute title subject to grantor’s life interest.
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Appeal from District Court, Pembina County; Kneeshatw, J. Action by John T. O’Brien against John O’Brien and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Delivery of deed to a third party to be handed to the grantee at grantor’s death, -conveys absolute title subject to grantor’s life interest. Arnegard v. Arnegard, 7 N. D. 475', 75 N. W. 797; Háeg v. Haeg, 53 Minn. 33, 55 N. W. 1114; Wittenbrocke v. Cass, 110 Cal. 1, 42 Pac. 300; Bury v. Young, 33 Pac. 338; Wilhoit v. Salmon et al., 80 Pac. '705; Hutton v. Cromer, 85 Pac. 483; Standiford v. Standiford, 97 Mo-. 231, 3 L. R. A. 299;…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, C. J.
The issue in this case involves the validity of the deed, under which the plaintiff claims the ownership of 80 acres of land in Pembina county. Plaintiff and the defendants are the children and heirs at law of Johanna O’Brien, now deceased, who was the owner of this land, and executed the deed under which the plaintiff claims in December, 1901. The deed was drawn up by W. J. Burke, an attorney at law, to whom the grantor delivered *715it immediately after its execution and acknowledgment, with instructions that he keep the same until her death, and then deliver it to the plaintiff. Subsequently,…
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