James C. Jamieson v. June Jamieson

Plaintiffs sought by declaratory judgment to have the court declare that they were the owners in fee simple of a thirty acre tract of real estate in Jefferson County. The trial court entered summary judgment for defendants and plaintiffs appeal. We affirm. On June 21, 1973, James C. Jamieson, Sr. (Decedent), a widower, executed and recorded a general warranty deed to a 30 acre tract of real estate. The deed provided: Said party of the First Part hereby reserves a life estate unto said property, with power to sell, rent, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of said property, during his natural life time. Then the remainder in fee to James C. Jamieson, Jr., and Carol Ann Hudson, as tenants in common.