Yancey v. Field

Citations

• 85 Va. 756
• 8 S.E. 721
• 1889 Va. LEXIS 88

Syllabus

<p>1. Gifts—Donatio causa mortis—Delivery.—To render a gift effectual, the thing given, or the means of obtaining it, must be delivered by the donor to the donee, or to his agent, and accepted by him, and this is true, whether it be intended as a gift inter vivos, or a gift mortis causa.</p> <p>2. Idem—Previous possession.—Nor will previous possession of the thing given suffice, delivery by the donor being essential.</p> <p>3. Idem—Donor's declaration—Executor.—It is well settled that donor’s declaration that he had given the thing in question, will not perfect a gift incomplete for want of delivery. Nor will the subsequent recognition of the gift by the donor’s executor avail.</p>