Mann v. Blalock

Thompson, Justice.

In this quiet title action, appellant Charles S. Mann appeals from an order of the superior court adopting the report of a Special Master and decreeing that fee simple title to an undeveloped two-acre tract of land in Lamar County is vested in appellee N. L. Blalock.

In 1995 Hattie Thelma Mann died owning the real property at issue. She named appellant (her brother) as executor with power to administer her estate. In Item V of her Last Will and Testament, she disposed of the land as follows: “I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved nephew, Lawrence Mann, two acres of land…