Hall v. Johnson

As executor of the estate of Mary Kaer, deceased, plaintiff sues defendant for the recovery of the amount of a joint deposit standing, at the time of her death, to the credit of the deceased and defendant in the Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank of Minneapolis. Defendant later withdrew the deposit. After a verdict for defendant, plaintiff appeals from the order denying his alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The issue is simple. The evidence for plaintiff, consisting mostly of alleged admissions of' defendant against interest, well supports the theory…