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Salter v. Hamiter
Citation:
887 So. 2d 230 (2004)Facts
Frank Salter and Mary Ellen Knowles were business associates and friends since the early 1960s. In 1967, Knowles executed three deeds conveying approximately 1,000 acres of property in Conecuh and Covington Counties to Salter. Before executing these deeds, Knowles consulted with her attorney about transferring title to Salter. While hospitalized for tests, Knowles had her attorney witness her delivery of the deeds to Salter, specifically asking him to ensure it was a “good delivery.” She requested that Salter not record the deeds until after her death. After delivery, Salter managed timber on the properties, possessed keys to gates, and hunted there. The properties remained in Knowles’s name for tax purposes, though many tax invoices were paid from joint business accounts. Knowles continued to live on part of the property, sold timber, leased mineral rights, and sold some parcels, but witnesses testified that Salter knew of and consented to these transactions. In 1985, Knowles executed another will making no reference to these properties. Salter recorded the deeds several days after Knowles’s death in 2000.
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