POOLE v. HYATT

No. 17 Sept. Term 1996.

689 A.2d 82 (1997)

344 Md. 619

Glenda R. POOLE v. Herbert S. HYATT and James G. Day, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Ethel J. Poole.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm B. Kane (Lloyd, Kane, Wieder & Willis, P.A., on brief), Ellicott City, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Meier, Jr., Damacus, for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI, RAKER and WILNER, JJ.


WILNER, Judge.

The question presented here is whether, for there to be a valid acknowledgment of a deed or of a power of attorney authorizing the conveyance of real estate, the person signing the instrument must make an affirmative oral declaration in the presence of the notary public confirming the signatory's understanding of the instrument and his or her intent in executing it. The answer is "no."

I. BACKGROUND

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