Tarbox v. Grant

Emery, V. C.

The bill in this case is filed for directions as to the distribution of the estate of Eliza Grant, deceased, in the hands of complainant, as her administrator, and I will state briefly the conclusions I have reached on the questions submitted.

The first question relates to the validity of a deed executed by George C. Grant, the husband of Eliza Grant, on March 5th, 1894, more than a year after her death. By this deed the husband, who was then entitled to the beneficial interest in his wife’s estate, upon which estate letters of administration had not then been taken out, conveys to…