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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Quick thoughts: My
understanding is that a devise in a probated will is sufficient to
transfer title without needing a PR's deed, so a testamentary
devise of "all my real property located in X County, State of
Washington" would be a valid transfer of title to the deceased
testator's property. By analogy, your deed might also be valid at
least as to real property. The county auditor's grantor-grantee
index would identify all real property that was owned by the
Grantor when it delivered the deed.<br>
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Doug Schafer<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/5/2016 6:03 PM, Eric Nelsen wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So I have here a deed recorded in 1994 with
a legal description that says "All real estate and other
property owned by the Grantor located in County X, State of
Washington, including without limitation leaseholds,
easements, mineral interests..." etc. No specific
Sec/Township/Range, no Plat or other real property ID. No
parcel numbers. Just "all real estate interests in the
county."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The special circumstance--The Grantor <u>received</u>
property via a deed using this same vague description. That
deed was from a railroad company to Grantor -- Grantor is a
spinoff company from the RR pursuant to bankruptcy
reorganization of the RR. But this subject deed is, I think,
from the spinoff company to a third party corporation for
value--at least excise tax was paid on it. So I think it's a
conventional conveyance, subject to ordinary rules,
post-bankruptcy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think the deed is void, because it has
insufficient legal description to definitely locate any
property without resort to parol evidence. It's also
ineffective to convey easement interests, for the same
reasons--no description of the burdened property that is
benefitted by the easement.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone disagree or have some thoughts about
a deed with such a legal description, and whether it could
convey easement rights?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eric C.
Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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