Archie, who was old and feeble, wrote out a deed on his farm…
Archie, who was old and feeble, wrote out a deed on his farm to Nancy, his favorite niece, and put it in his desk drawer. He later called Nancy to his bedside and told her that he wanted her to have the farm and that the deed was in the drawer. At Archie’s urging, Nancy took the deed and recorded it. After Archie’s death, his estranged son sued Nancy for quiet title to the farm, claiming that delivery had never occurred. Was there a valid delivery? Why or why not?
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