Shackeltow v. Sebree

Citations

• 86 Ill. 616

Syllabus

<p>1. DRraroarensss — to avoid contract of party. To render a deed of a party void on the ground of drunkenness at the time lie executed the same, it must appear he was so greatly under the influence of liquor as to be incapable of knowing the effect of what he was doing.</p> <p>2. Conveyance — to take effect in futuro. Under our laws a conveyance of' real estate, not to take effect or be recorded until the death of the grantor, is-good and valid without the creation of an intermediate estate to support it, livery of seizin having been abolished.</p>