Schuler v. Claughton

This appeal presents the question whether the trial court erred in construing a certain deed as conveying an estate by the entireties. The question is to be determined under the laws of the state of Florida, in which the affected land lies and under whose laws the deed is to be construed.

Shortly before his death Edward N. Claughton and Lillian C. Claughton, his wife, signed a deed in the statutory form for a warranty deed conveying the affected property to Edward N. Claughton and Lillian C. Claughton, his wife, as grantees. It is undisputed that a deed from a third party to Edward N.…