Pigeon v. Hatheway

The plaintiff, Robert J. Pigeon, executor of the estate of Mary C. Hatheway, brought this action, which the parties have seen fit to treat as one to quiet title to certain real estate, requesting the court to declare invalid an option to purchase the property in question. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed.

Although the right of the plaintiff executor to bring this action is not disputed by the defendant, we cannot overlook the well-settled law that title to real estate passes to the heirs or devisees immediately on the death of the owner. It…