Kennedy v. Couillard

The appellant William B. Kennedy and the appellee Yada Kennedy Couillarcl were divorced in 1955. They had owned a 41.80-acre tract of land as tenants by the entirety. During the negotiations in the divorce case the couple purportedly executed a warranty deed conveying the land to Kennedy’s parents, who later reconveyecl it to him. This is a suit by Mrs. Couillard to cancel both conveyances, on the ground that her signature upon the first deed was a forgery. The only question we need consider is whether the chancellor was right in holding that the deed was in fact forged.

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