McLemore v. Wilborn

Hunt, Justice.

Carolyn McLemore filed a quit-claim deed purporting to transfer Edna Robinson’s home and property to McLemore. Robinson filed this action to quiet title, claiming she had never conveyed the property, and the signature on the deed was a forgery. McLemore claims the deed was a valid gift given her by Robinson. The trial court granted summary judgment to the executor of Robinson’s estate, holding that, if the deed was a gift to McLemore, the gift failed as an inter vivos transfer under OCGA § 44-5-80 (3) because there was no actual delivery of the home to McLemore, and no…