Battle v. Allen

Appellant, Mrs. Helen V. Battle, brought suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County in which she sought to be declared the lawful owner of certain realty in Montgomery County that was conveyed to the appellee, Mrs. Ella B. Allen, her sister-in-law, by deed dated May 25, 1959, and recorded among the Land Records of Montgomery County January 4, 1960. The lower court dismissed her bill of complaint and she appealed.

Mrs. Battle claimed that her deceased husband, Howard Battle, a part-time real estate operator, had executed a contract to purchase for himself and her, as tenants by the…