Gant v. Gant

In this appeal, we consider the effect of a deed purporting to convey an estate by the entirety, with words of survivorship, to parties who are not married.

I. FACTS

Junius W. Gant married Helen T. Gant in 1943. A daughter, Claudine C. Robinson, was born of the marriage. Junius and Helen Gant were divorced by a final decree in 1948.

In 1950, Junius and Helen contemplated reconciliation and remarriage. Intending to provide for Claudine, their daughter, they purchased a house and lot on Bainbridge Street, in Richmond. The deed, dated and recorded in August 1950, purports to convey the property to…