Question

An owner of a parcel of land instructed his lawyer to draw up an instrument deeding the land to his friend's "nieces." The owner acknowledged the deed before a notary and signed it. As directed by the owner, the lawyer recorded the deed and then returned it to the owner. The owner put the deed in the drawer of his desk, intending to present it to the friend's nieces when they came to visit him next month.The following week, however, the owner died, leaving his daughter as his sole heir at law. The daughter discovered the deed to the land in the owner's desk. She filed an appropriate action to quiet title in the land, naming the friend's only two nieces as defendants. The only evidence presented at the trial was the deed itself, the evidence of recordation, and the lawyer's testimony regarding the owner's intent.Who should the court rule owns the land?

Answer 1

Answer: The neice

Explanation: there is already evidence of the owners intent before his death and so the neice are the rightful owner of the land. When there is no evidence example recording. Then the land belongs to the daughter. The court will rule in favour of the neice because evidence has proved the true intentions of the owner