Finley v. Finley

MADDOX, Justice.

Appellee Elzirah P. Finley filed this action to quiet title to some 90 acres of real property in Shelby County to which she claims title as an heir of Laura J. Pearson. Appellee acquired her brother’s interest in the subject property by warranty deed in 1976; thus, she claims sole ownership of the property. Appellants contested her title, claiming that the deed conveying title to Laura Pearson was invalid because the grantors’ signatures were forged. The trial court, hearing evidence without a jury, found the signatures to be genuine and upheld appellee’s claim to title. We…