Schwab v. Schwab

The question here is the character of the estate conveyed by a deed which runs to two or more persons and describes, only in the introductory clause, the grantees “ as joint tenants,” but includes, in the granting and habendum clauses, the words, “ unto the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever.” In the case before us the grantees were two sons of the grantors and their respective wives. The grantees are described in the introductory clause as “ Christian Schwab and Lena Schwab, his wife, Frank Schwab and Carolina Schwab, his wife, as joint tenants ”.

We hold that…