Veltmann v. Damon

OPINION

Clyde Veltmann, Jr., and others brought this suit to set aside a deed executed by his mother, Baby Means Veltmann, which conveyed an interest in the family ranch to Exa Veltmann Damon, Baby’s daughter and Clyde, Jr.’s sister. Alternatively, Clyde, Jr. asked that the deed be interpreted to convey only Baby’s undivided one-half interest in the ranch. The trial court rendered a judgment validating and interpreting the deed to convey, subject to her life estate, Baby’s undivided one-half interest in the ranch and the undivided one-half interest of her late husband, Clyde, Sr. The court of…