Brashier v. Burkett

350 So.2d 309 (1977)

Maggie Rolison BRASHIER, Carolyn P. Lynch and Rufus R. Lynch

v.

Mamie Rolison BURKETT.

SC 2076.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 23, 1977.

W. J. Williamson, Greenville, for appellants.

Elisha C. Poole, Greenville, for appellee.

ALMON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendants in an action for declaratory judgment seeking construction of a deed conveying ownership of 80 acres of land. The trial court determined that the deed established a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship among plaintiff Mamie Rolison Burkett, defendant Maggie Rolison Brashier, and defendant's deceased…