Merritt v. Merritt

Defendants appeal a judgment order validating a June 7, 1938, deed of property to Amelia Merritt (plaintiffs decedent), and dismissing defendants’ counterclaim. Defendants raise the following issues on appeal: (1) the findings are not supported by properly admissible evidence; (2) the findings do not support the conclusions; and (3) Vermont’s Marketable Record Title Act, 27 V.S.A. § 601 et seq., bars the estate’s claim against the property. We affirm.

Defendants do not challenge the following findings made by the court. In 1937, Amelia Merritt, who owned a farm of approximately 750 acres in…