Eastwood v. Shedd

This is a dispute between two recipients of a gift of property. Both of the parties were grantees of the disputed property by warranty deed from one Cleo Alexander at different times. On December 2, 1958, Mrs. Alexander deeded the property to the defendant who did not record the instrument until October 16, 1964. On October 15, 1963, Mrs. Alexander executed a warranty deed to the property to her daughter -- the plaintiff -- who recorded it on October 23, 1963. Plaintiff had no actual or constructive notice of the deed to defendant until it was placed of record a year after plaintiff had recorded her deed.