Gordon v. Barr

The question presented for decision in this case is whether Julia A. Gordon in her lifetime made a valid and completed gift of certain property to W. M. Barr, who was the respondent’s father. The appellant, as executrix of the will of Mrs. Gordon, brought an action to quiet title to this property. She also sought an accounting for its use and a reconveyance. The superior court determined that title to the property had passed to the respondent by the gift to her father and his subsequent transfer of it and rendered judgment accordingly.

The evidence shows that Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Barr were…