HOHNEKE v. FERGUSON

No. 40468.

244 N.W.2d 70 (1976)

196 Neb. 505

Lyle HOHNEKE, Appellee, v. William Franklin FERGUSON, Appellee, Impleaded with Lyle R. Hohneke et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. McDermott, Duane W. Schroeder, B. B. Bornhoft, Wayne, for appellants.

Olds & Swarts, Wayne, for appellees.

Heard before WHITE, C.J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON and BRODKEY, JJ.


CLINTON, Justice.

The question on this appeal is whether a certain gift deed, containing an admittedly erroneous description, may be reformed at the behest of the grantee after the death of the grantor. The District Court, without making any specific findings or stating any conclusions of law, granted the reformation. We reverse.

Both parties cite and rely upon principles announced in or claimed to be drawn from statements of this court in Dowding v. Dowding...

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