Legal Opinion
Butler v. Ward
Alexandria County Circuit Court
Decided April 25, 1984No. Case No. (Chancery) 14910Published
1Opinion of the Court
By JUDGE ALBERT H. GRENADIER
The complainant brings this action for partition, alleging that he and the defendant are co-owners of certain real estate located at 202 East Glebe Road, Alexandria, Virginia. The facts are not in dispute. By deed dated April 29, 1971, and recorded on May 16, 1971, John Ward and Gladys Wells Thompson took title to the subject property "as tenants by the entirety with the common law right of survivorship." At the time they acquired the property they were not married to each other, nor did they subsequently marry. Ms. Thompson died in 1983, leaving a will which…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Young v. YoungCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Kent v. O'NEILSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- In re the Estate of ImpNew York Surrogate's Court · 1972
- In re Estate of RodioNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978