Bills v. Wardsboro School District

Plaintiffs brought an action for declaratory judgment, seeking a declaration as to the rights of the parties under a deed that purported to convey certain property from plaintiffs to defendant in 1968. The trial court declared the 1968 deed null and void, finding that a previous conveyance in 1957 by plaintiffs had constituted a completed gift of the property to other persons, not parties to this action. Plaintiffs appeal. We vacate that part of the judgment which declares the rights and obligations of the nonparties, and affirm the remainder of the judgment.

Plaintiffs are long-time residents…