Goodman

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant Inez L. Goodman personally and as administratrix of the estate of Frank C. Goodman, deceased, in an action brought against her in both capacities by the plaintiff, who sought to have it decreed that a certain deed of gift made and executed to Inez L. Goodman by her husband Frank C. Goodman, since deceased, was void and ineffectual for the reason that it had not been delivered to her prior to the death of the grantor. The sole question presented to the trial court for its decision and to this court upon appeal has relation to the delivery of said deed. Upon the trial of the cause a large amount of evidence was presented upon this issue and upon the submission thereof the trial court made and filed its findings of fact and conclusions of law thereon, and in so doing found the fact to be that on December 23, 1919, Frank C. Goodman caused to be executed and acknowledged a certain conveyance in the form of a deed of gift wherein he conveyed to Inez L. Goodman, his wife, the property in question, and that upon the last-named date and subsequent to the signing and acknowledgment of the deed he handed the deed of gift to his wife…