GANT v. GANT

Record No. 870764.

379 S.E.2d 331 (1989)

Sue Ellen H. GANT, et al. v. Helen T. GANT, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Wm. Warren, IV, Montpelier, for appellants.

Harvey Latney, Jr. (Harrison Bruce, Jr., Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider the effect of a deed purporting to convey an estate by the entirety, with words of survivorship, to parties who are not married.

I. FACTS

Junius W. Gant married Helen T. Gant in 1943. A daughter, Claudine C. Robinson, was born of the marriage. Junius and Helen Gant were divorced by a final decree in 1948.

In 1950, Junius and Helen contemplated reconciliation and remarriage. Intending to provide...

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