Legal Opinion
Smart Ex Rel. Smart v. Nevins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1972No. 6573PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
This is another case of the unrecorded deed. In this appeal, the heir and sole issue (semble) of the occupant and owner of record of a family dwelling house and lot challenges the validity of a deed executed by the decedent, conveying this property to her sister. Like so much litigation which arises because of the failure of decedents to settle their affairs by will, inter vivos instruments, or even letters of explanation, this is a classic example of a situation which created false expectations.
In 1950, Mrs. Ethel Nevins of Philadelphia (appellee here), knowing that her…
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- Hayward v. MayseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1893
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