Estate of Phillips v. Nyhus

Phillips and the Nyhuses (plaintiffs) held real property as joint tenants under an explicit quitclaim deed, and after they jointly entered an earnest money agreement to sell the property to a third party, Phillips died before the sale closed; Phillips's estate (defendant) disputed Nyhus's claim to the entire sale proceeds, but the earnest money agreement contained no language explicitly terminating the joint tenancy's right of survivorship, and the trial court granted Nyhus summary judgment for the full proceeds.