Groce v. Phoenix Insurance

Citations

• 94 Miss. 201
• 48 So. 298

Syllabus

<p>Husband and Wife. Conveyances between. Code 1892, § 2294,- amended Laws 1900, eh. 90, p. 130. Code 1906, § 2522. Fire Insurance. Unconditional and sole oionership. Unacknowledged and unrecorded deed. Third party.</p> <p>An unacknowledged and unrecorded deed from a wife to her husband is valid as between the parties and is operative to invest the husband with title within the meaning of the “unconditional and sole ownership” clause of a fire insurance policy, the insurer not being a “third party” within the meaning of Code 1892, § 2294, amended Laws 1900, ch. 90, p. 130 (Code 1906, § 2522), providing that a conveyance of lands between husband and wife shall not be valid as against any third person unless in writing, ackowledged and recorded.</p>