Property Ownership
A Connecticut grantor executes a deed to a grantee but never delivers it. The grantee finds the deed in the grantor's desk after the grantor dies. What is the legal effect?
AThe grantee owns the property because the deed was executed
BThe deed is valid because it was signed and notarized
CThere is no valid transfer because delivery and acceptance are required to complete a valid deed conveyance✓ Correct
DThe deed is valid if the grantee records it
Explanation
A valid deed conveyance requires execution (signing and often notarizing), delivery, and acceptance. An undelivered deed has no legal effect—the property passes through the grantor's estate rather than to the named grantee.
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