Guida v. Thompson

80 Ohio Law. Abs. 148
CourtTuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas
DecidedApril 15, 1957
DocketNo. 32630
StatusPublished
Cited by4 cases

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Bluebook
Guida v. Thompson, 80 Ohio Law. Abs. 148 (Ohio Super. Ct. 1957).

Opinion

OPINION

By FISHER, J.

This is an action for a declaratory judgment for the interpretation of four deeds, a mortgage, lease and mechanics lien involving real property consisting of about 82.50 acres in Tuscarawas County, Ohip, and determining the rights and interests of the various parties and claimants therein.

In order to properly understand the various legal complications involved, the factual situation should first be summarized. In 1949 John M. Thompson executed a warranty deed for the real property above [151]*151mentioned to Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson, and Raymond T. Thompson and Lois P. Thompson, and the heirs of their bodies, with the following significant recitations: “Know All Men by These Presents, That John M. Thompson, widower, the Grantor, for the consideration of One Dollar and other valuable considerations — ($1.00) received to my full satisfaction of Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson and Raymond T. Thompson and Lois P. Thompson, and the. heirs of their bodies, the Grantees, do give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantees, their heirs the following described premises, situated in the United States Military District, County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio:” * * * “leaving hereby conveyed 82.50 acres.” * * * “It is agreed that Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson are to occupy the east side of the farm and Raymond T. and Lois P. Thompson are to occupy the west side of the farm hereby conveyed, the line between the two parts of the farm to be agreed upon between all the parties of interest. Deed to John M. Thompson recorded in Vol. 214, page 391, of the Tuscarawas County deed records, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said grantees, their heirs forever. And I, the said Grantor, do for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Grantees, their heirs, that at and until the ensealing of these presents, I am well seized of the above described premises, as a good and indefeasible estate in FEE SIMPLE, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as above written, and that the same are free from all incumbrances whatsoever, and that I will WARRANT AND DEFEND said premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Grantees, their heirs and, against all lawful claims and demands whatsoever. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the 3rd day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine. John M. Thompson” (signed) * * *.” (Emphasizing throughout deeds ours, indicating typewritten words on printed form; and signature of John M. Thompson being in handwriting.) The deed was prepared on a printed form filled in by typewriter.

In 1953 the said John M. Thompson executed a quitclaim deed to the said Carl, Raymond, Mary and Lois Thompson for the same premises with the following significant recitations: “have given, granted, remised, released and forever quit claim and do by these presents absolutely give, grant, remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever, all such right and title as I, the said grantor, have or ought to have in and to the following described piece or parcel of land, situated in the Township of Mill, County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio:

“(Same description as refered to in'Exhibit ‘B’, supra)
“The purpose of this-deed is to correct a warranty deed, 30847, dated November 3, 1949, recorded in Vol. 307, p. 367, Deed Records, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, wherein the scrivener of said deed inadvertently added after the names of the grantees the following words, ‘and the heirs of their bodies,’ when it was the intention of the grantor to convey [152]*152fee simple title to the grantees named herein without any reservation or restriction.
“To have and to hold the premises aforesaid with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, so that neither the said grantor nor his heirs nor any other person claiming title through or- under them, shall or will hereafter claim or demand any right or title to the premises or any part thereof; but they and everyone of them shall by these presents be excluded and forever barred.”

In 1954 the said Carl, Mary, Raymond and Lois Thompson executed a warranty deed to Victor J. Guida and Rose J. Guida conveying “unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever” 5.018 acres out of the aforesaid 82.50 acre tract.

On March 12, 1955, the Guidas executed a mortgage to the Gnadenhutten Bank on a part of said 5.018 acre tract, and other premises, to secure the payment of $15,000.00. This mortgage was recorded March 29, 1955.

On March 1, 1955, the Guidas executed a lease to the Cities Service Oil Company on a part of said 5.018 acre tract, which lease was recorded May 6, 1955. The lessors subsequently assigned their interest in this lease to Central National Bank of Cleveland to secure an obligation for $13,000.00 dated May 3, 1955.

On June 8, 1955, Furbay Electric Supply Company perfected a mechanics lien on a part of said premises last described as security for $966.82, recorded July 12, 1955.

On October 15, 1955, the said Carl, Mary, Raymond and Lois Thompson executed a standard fee simple deed to Joseph Guida and Mary Guida for the balance of said 82.50 acre tract, which was recorded October 21, 1955.

The said John M. Thompson died on the 2nd day of March, 1955, leaving surviving him two sons, Carl M. Thompson and Raymond T. Thompson and other children named in the petition, and also children of the said Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson, and of Raymond T. Thompson and Lois P. Thompson, also named in the petition.

The issues are made up by the petition of the plaintiffs, Victor and Rose Guida, Carl and Mary Thompson, Raymond and Lois Thompson and Joseph and Mary Guida, seeking to have the respective interests acquired by them to be declared estates in fee simple; the answers of William Thompson, Charles Thompson, Harry Thompson, Edward P. Thompson and Betty Garner, brothers and sisters of said Carl M. Thompson and Raymond T. Thompson, seeking to have the original grant by the 1949 deed declared an estate in fee tail; the answer of James S. Patrick, guardian ad litem and trustee for born and unborn issue of the bodies of Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson, husband and wife, and Raymond T. Thompson and Lois P. Thompson, husband and wife, asking the Court to protect their interests in the suit; the answer of Furbay Electric Supply Company, Central National Bank of Cleveland, and the Gnadenhutten Bank setting up their respective interests and asking that they be protected.

It is the contention of the petitioners (1) that notwithstanding the 1953 quitclaim deed from the original donor, John M. Thompson, to the [153]*153original donees, Carl, Mary, Raymond and Lois Thompson, the effect of the 1949 deed was to grant and convey to said donees a fee simple estate in the 82.50 acre tract described therein; and, (2) if the 1949 deed does not have that effect, the estate tail vested by it in said donees was enlarged into an estate in fee simple by the 1953 deed.

The contestants contend that the 1949 deed had the effect of conveying a fee tail estate from John M. Thompson to the said Carl M. Thompson and Mary L. Thompson, Raymond T. Thompson and Lois P.

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