McCoy v. Clark

Evelyn F. Clark, appellee, filed a bill in equity, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, against Dorothy E. McCoy, her sister, and Ernest W. McCoy, the sister’s husband, appellants, to reform a deed, dated November 20, 1970, by which the land in question was conveyed through a straw man to the three parties as joint tenants. Appellee sought to have her sister and brother-in-law convey all of their right, title and interest in a parcel of land, consisting of 1.64 acres. The trial judge granted the relief upon the payment by the appellee of the sum of $2,320 and the court costs. He found…