Hughes v. Fairfield Lumber and Supply Co.

In 1943, William B. Bradley conveyed certain property on Indian Hill Boad, West-port, by warranty deed to Harry B. Hughes and Jeanette Hale Bradley Hughes, husband and wife. The consideration recited was less than $100. The deed was in the form of a survivorship deed, the use of which has become quite common. There is no statutory law and little case law in Connecticut that is helpful in determining the nature and extent of the estates created by such deeds.

Harry B. Hughes died on November 19,1952. His widow is the executrix under his will and appears in that capacity and also individually as…