Taylor v. Canterbury
Colorado Supreme Court
92 P.3d 961 (2004)
Relevant factsFree
Terrell Taylor conveyed his ranch to himself and Canterbury (plaintiff) as joint tenants in 1991, then in 1997 conveyed the property to himself and Canterbury as tenants in common, expressly intending to sever the joint tenancy; after his death, Canterbury sought a quiet-title ruling that she was sole owner as surviving joint tenant, and the trial court and court of appeals found the 1997 deed failed to sever the joint tenancy.
IssueFree
Whether a joint tenant may unilaterally extinguish a joint tenancy by conveying his interest in real property back to himself as a tenant in common.