Grabarz v. Waleski
Grabarz v. Waleski
Opinion of the Court
The defendant
The defendant’s argument rests upon the fact that the June, 1976 instrument, “giving” the plaintiff her interest in the real estate in question, was recorded on the same date as another document dated August, 1979, purporting to “leave” to the plaintiff the same property. At oral argument, the defendant’s counsel
The recording date of the instruments has no logical relation to the donor’s intent. The documents were not recorded by the donor, having been recorded after her death. The trial court’s finding that the donor intended to convey real property was not clearly erroneous. Spatola v. Spatola, 4 Conn. App. 79, 82, 492 A.2d 518 (1985); Branigan v. Cohen, 3 Conn. App. 580, 581, 490 A.2d 1019 (1985).
There is no error.
Leonard H. Waleski was sued individually and as administrator of the estate of Cecilia N. Waleski. The word defendant is used in this opinion to refer to him in both capacities.
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