MERRITT v. MERRITT

No. 83-328.

500 A.2d 534 (1985)

Victoria MERRITT, Administratrix of the Estate of Amelia Merritt v. Thelma MERRITT, Thomas Merritt, Cunrad Merritt, Clarence Merritt, Arthur Merritt and Nancy Adams.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bruce Freeman, Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Bruce M. Lawlor, Springfield, for defendants-appellants.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, UNDERWOOD, PECK and GIBSON, JJ.


GIBSON, Justice.

Defendants appeal a judgment order validating a June 7, 1938, deed of property to Amelia Merritt (plaintiff's decedent), and dismissing defendants' counterclaim. Defendants raise the following issues on appeal: (1) the findings are not supported by properly admissible evidence; (2) the findings do not support the conclusions; and (3) Vermont's Marketable Record Title Act, 27 V.S.A. § 601 et seq., bars the estate's claim against the property....

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