Mississippi Supreme Court
Sue M. Stennis v. Marian Manger Stennis
February 3, 19691969 Miss. LEXIS 1612
Summary
The court affirmed the chancery court's determination that neither of two deeds from the decedent to his daughters had been delivered and that the appellee held the disputed interest. It also held that the decedent's statements concerning the quitclaim deed were admissible because they helped explain his intent and the circumstances bearing on delivery. No separate opinions were filed.
Holding
- Delivery of the two deeds from the parties' father. The chancery court correctly found that neither deed had been delivered before the father's death.
- Admissibility of statements concerning the quitclaim deed. The decedent's statements about giving the quitclaim deed to his wife and allowing her to deliver, destroy, or burn it were admissible because they explained an act whose legal character depended on his design and intention and shed light on the competing inferences concerning delivery.
Docket No. 45185