Arwood v. Sloan

I respectfully dissent. The summary judgment should be reversed.

The appellant, Frank Arwood, cohabited for many years with Vaughn Robinson, now deceased. They held themselves out as being husband and wife, although they were not married. In 1982 Arwood purchased a house, and supplied all of the consideration for the purchase. Title was taken as Frank Arwood and Vaughn Ar-wood, his wife. In 1985 they executed a warranty deed to the decedent alone, the consideration being recited as “love and affection.”

After the decedent’s demise, Arwood submitted a claim in probate, to which the personal…