Lower v. Gardner

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 623
• 22 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 385

Syllabus

<p>DEEDS — DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION</p> <p>1. Property Conveyed by Husband to Trustee and by Trustee to Wife Not Ancestral.</p> <p>When a husband conveys real estate to a trustee to hold for the benefit of the wife of the grantor and the trustee upon the same date and for a nominal consideration conveys the property to the wife without describing himself as trustee, the property so conveyed to the wife is acquired by her by purchase and not by deed of gift.</p> <p>2. Deed by Insane Person Voidable.</p> <p>A deed of conveyance made by a person of unsound mind is voidable only and not void.</p> <p>3. Conveyance by Deceased Insane Person may be Ratified by Husband as Heir.</p> <p>When the husband who is the only heir of a deceased insane wife, places on record a deed of conveyance from her to him he thereby ratifies such conveyance.</p>