Lane v. Spriggs

OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, Jr., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which HOUSTON M. GODDARD, P.J., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., joined.

This case involves the validity of an unsigned warranty deed in the plaintiffs’ chain of title. Following a bench trial, the court below reformed the deed to add the missing signature. The defendants appeal, arguing, among other things, that the unsigned deed is inoperative and cannot be reformed. We affirm.

I

The basic facts of this casje are not in dispute. The 12-acre tract at issue was originally part of a farm owned by Will York. In 1981, Mr. York had a…