Ianotti v. Ciccio

The issues in this appeal are: (1) the extent to which one cotenant can convey an easement in land without the contemporaneous consent or subsequent ratification of the other cotenant; and (2) the residual power of the latter cotenant to avoid such a conveyance. The plaintiffs, John and Dechantel Ianotti, brought the underlying action to quiet title1 to land that they held as joint tenants, and in which the defendant, Rose Ciccio,2 claimed an easement by virtue of a purported quitclaim deed signed by John Ianotti alone. The defendant raised a special defense that the deed was effective to…