Supreme Court of Vermont

June Kipp v. Ervin W. Chips Estate

February 26, 1999169 Vt. 102

Summary

The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the lower court, holding that the deed at issue created a tenancy in common, not a joint tenancy, and that extrinsic evidence was inadmissible because the deed was unambiguous; the court also reiterated that a joint tenancy must be expressed in clear, definite language under the statute.