RIDDLE v. HARMON

Docket No. 46482.

102 Cal.App.3d 524 (1980)

162 Cal. Rptr. 530

JACK C. RIDDLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. VALERIE LEE PARISH HARMON, as Executrix, etc., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Farella, Braun & Martel, Jon F. Hartung and Richard J. Hicks for Defendant and Appellant.

Jack C. Hamson for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

POCHE, J.

We must decide whether Frances Riddle, now deceased, unilaterally terminated a joint tenancy by conveying her interest from herself as joint tenant to herself as tenant in common. The trial court determined, via summary judgment quieting title to her widower, that she did not. The facts follow.

Mr. and Mrs. Riddle purchased a parcel of real estate, taking title as joint tenants. Several months before her...

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