Dixon v. Dixon

OPINION

MAASSEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A mother and son dispute ownership of a house in Ketchikan. The son contends that his mother gave him the property following her husband’s death, and that he spent years repairing and renovating it on the understanding that it was his. His mother argues that she still owns it. She contends that she agreed to transfer title only if her son repaired the property and paid off the mortgage, which he failed to .do.

Following a bench trial on the son’s quiet title claim, the superior court found that he failed to prove his mother’s intent to transfer the…