Min Quin Shao v. Corley

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Min Quin Shao, as executrix of the estate of Lincoln N. Jenkins, appeals from the judgment of the Washington Circuit Court ordering Shao to convey to Floyd Corley (“Floyd”) and Susan Corley (“Susan”) a certain parcel of real property located in Malcolm. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.

In the late 1990s or early 2000s, Floyd purchased a parcel of real property in Malcolm (“Lot 15”) from Jenkins. A year or two later, he bought an adjacent lot (“Lot 14”) from Jenkins. In 2005, the Corleys moved onto those parcels and began residing there.

According to his trial…