Travis v. Travis

MADDOX, Justice.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in declaring a deed to be totally inoperative as to any of the named grantors because the deed was not executed by all of the named grantors. Stated more directly, the issue is whether a deed in which several persons are named as grantors is operative to convey the interest of any named grantor who does execute it.

The property which is the subject of this action is approximately forty acres; one acre lies in the northeast corner of the SE Vi of the SW Vi of Section 13, Township 9, Range 8; the remaining…