Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. FirsTier Bank, N.A.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1998No. S-97-672PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
In this action, Joyce Zimmerman seeks recovery of attorney fees and other expenses which she allegedly incurred in a probate proceeding involving the estate of Thelma Griess, her deceased aunt. Zimmerman alleged in her operative petition that upon Griess’ death, the appellee banks tortiously converted funds on deposit in three joint accounts by transferring them to an account at FirsTier Bank, N.A., as the personal representative of Griess’ estate, in disregard of Zimmerman’s rights of survivorship, necessitating her successful assertion of those rights in the probate proceeding. Zimmerman…
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