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NELSON v. PARKER

No. 45S03-9703-CV-225.

687 N.E.2d 187 (1997)

Daniel G. NELSON, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. Irene PARKER, Appellee (Defendant/Cross-Petitioner below), v. NBD BANK, N.A. and Donald Hawkins, Appellees (Cross-Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 13, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Muenich, Michael S. Vass, Highland, for Appellant.

Timothy R. Sendak, Crown Point, for Appellee Parker.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a deed "subject to a life estate" in a third person validly creates that life estate. We hold that it does and overrule earlier authority to the contrary.

Factual and Procedural Background

Russell Nelson died in August 1994, three months after executing a warranty deed containing the following language:

Convey and warrant to RUSSELL H. NELSON, DURING...

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