Read v. Estate of Davis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

At issue in this case is the validity of a deed alleged to have been executed by the appellee, Earl E. Read, to his sister-in-law Quinnie Davis, now deceased.

The action was commenced on January 11, 1972, when Read filed a petition for the allowance of a demand against Quinnie’s estate. In his petition Read alleged that he is the owner of the land in question, 172.53 acres located in Kiowa county, but that it had been erroneously listed as an asset of Quinnie’s estate. If there was in existence a deed purporting to convey the land to Quinnie,…