Mowry v. Heney

86 Cal. 471 ·

Supreme Court of California · Filed November 26, 1890

Published · citable Cited by 1

Holding

The court held that an absolute deed, once delivered to the grantee, conveys title immediately and cannot be rendered conditional or defeated by parol evidence of a contrary intention or a secret agreement that it should only take effect upon the grantor's death.

Cited by (1)

Estate of LULU PIEPER, Deceased. DANIEL N. VUCKAN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LIONEL EDGAR McCORMICK, as Executor, etc., Defendant and Appellant; WILLIAM H. MEYER, as Administrator, etc., Distributee and Respondent (1964) 224 Cal. App. 2d 670