Ralston v. Ralston

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

Bernard and Marissa Ralston [“Appellants”] appeal from an October 21, 2011 order that granted the Appellees’ motion for summary judgment and denied Appellants’ motion for summary judgment. After careful review, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

The trial court summarized the factual history as follows:

Walter Francis Ralston, Sr., and Elverta Ralston, his wife, [“Grantors”] owned a parcel of land in Decatur Township, Clearfield County. By a deed dated June 30, 1984, they conveyed the surface estate to their son, Walter Francis Jr. [“Walter”]. The deed contains this…