McLendon v. Laird

The question for decision herein is whether a deed executed by John Laird to his sister, Mrs. Lucile McLendon, and his nephew, Robert McLendon, was, or was not, delivered. The chancellor found there was no delivery and Robert McLendon appeals.

The question is grounded in these circumstances: The deed is dated February 17, 1937, and it was signed and acknowledged on that day. By its terms it conveyed to Mrs. Lucile McLendon and Robert McLendon as tenants in common 160 acres of land, which constituted the homestead of the grantor, and to Robert McLendon certain personal property, the grantor…