Sublett v. Runyan

STEWART, Judge.

The only issue raised in this appeal is whether there was a valid delivery of a deed of conveyance from Mollie Wheeler, the grantor, to Bradley Wheeler, Ernie Wheeler and Gusta Wheeler Sublett, the grantees. The latter are appellants, and we shall refer to each by his or her Christian name. The trial judge who heard proof by deposition decreed there had been no delivery so as to pass title. The grantees have appealed from this ruling.

Mollie Wheeler, a widow, owned considerable property in Paintsville. She was the mother of five children, two of whom predeceased her, each…