Guild v. Wallis

The plaintiff, Len W. Guild, and his brother, J. J. Guild, were the owners in fee as tenants in common with a tract of land in Washington County, each owning an undivided one-half interest therein. While so owning the land, they voluntarily partitioned it among themselves and each conveyed to the other all his right, title and interest in the part which had been so allotted to him. The deed from plaintiff to his brother was a quitclaim deed, the granting words being “remise, release and forever quitclaim. ’ ’ The consideration expressed in the deed, together with the granting clause, omitting…