Thomas v. Anderson

This action to quiet title arose out of the circumstances attending the deaths of John F. Thomas and Rhomus C. Sturgeon, who, as joint tenants, owned the real and personal property herein involved. Both men died between the hours of 9 and 10 o’clock on the evening of September 2, 1947, and plaintiff appeals from the judgment in which it was decreed that Rhomus C. Sturgeon survived John F. Thomas; that upon his death his joint tenancy interest terminated and the title to the property vested in Rhomus C. Sturgeon.

The controversy involves the application of the provisions of section 296.2 of the…