Legal Opinion
Durbin v. Bennett
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided September 22, 1939No. 52-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
The correct answer to the contested issue in this case lies in the legal effect of two-mineral deeds executed by William Durbin and his daughter; one for 121 acres to Bennett and the other for 40 acres to Chance.
On September 16, 1936, William Durbin was the owner of record of each of the tracts involved. He had previously executed and delivered to his - daughter, Florence May, deeds for each of them, as well as certain other land, but these instruments had not been recorded and were deposited with the First National Bank *25of St. Elmo. Durbin and his daughter both…
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