<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV>I agree with Kathy.  In a quitclaim deed, as I have learned,  the owner of the land relinquishes his own rights to the land, but does not guarantee a clear title to the land.  In other words, the <A style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM: darkgreen 0.07em solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px !important; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent !important; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; COLOR: darkgreen !important; FONT-SIZE: 100% !important; FONT-WEIGHT: normal !important; TEXT-DECORATION: underline !important; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" class=iAs href="http://www.citizen-times.com/article/2010312060013#" target=_blank classname="iAs" itxtdid="21807252">seller</A> is saying that he is giving a clear title of his ownership, but cannot guarantee that there are no other encumbrances held by others which would affect a clear title.  I have seen this done when the owners wanted to change the type of ownership they held, but could not due to laws against selling land to oneself.  The person chose a very trusted person and sold the land to that person who turned around and sold it back to them.  As Kathy said, it was need to clear up a problem with the title at times.  It would be interesting to know the price of the land when she sold to her cousin and the price when it was sold back to her.  (I have seen several lease-and-release deeds is SC where the price for the lease is one peppercorn.)</DIV> <DIV>Dee</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> <HR SIZE=1> From: "Kathy Gunter Sullivan, CG" <sully1@carolina.rr.com> To: finleyc@sonoma.edu Cc: apgpubliclist@apgen.org Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 8:28:03 PM Subject: Re: [APG Public List] Qutclaim puzzler Hi Carmen, I have similar examples in my research, and the background context also puzzles me. Some instances I suspect--but have been unable to confirm--are transactions intended to provide clear, "un-muddied' titles to the real estate. Kathy <A href="mailto:finleyc@sonoma.edu" ymailto="mailto:finleyc@sonoma.edu">finleyc@sonoma.edu</A> wrote: > I do not know how to interpret some quitclaims. One, in particular, shows > Lizzie Armstrong Jones, age 57, quitclaims her homestead in Cloverdale, CA > to her cousin, Emma Flaugher, age 47, in June 1907. In December of that > same year, Emma sells the same homestead back to Lizzie. > > Emma is shown as a member of Lizzie’s household in Cloverdale in 1910 and > in 1920 census records. > > Lizzie also sells three lots in Guerneville to Emma in December 1907. Emma > sells these back to Lizzie in three separate deals in subsequent years. > Lizzie died in 1924. > > These may well be two separate questions, but why would Lizzie quitclaim > her home to her cousin for a period of six months? > > Carmen Finley > > >  </DIV></DIV></div> </body></html>