Collins v. Collins

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff Allen Collins as executor of the estate of Harvey S. Collins to recover the proceeds of certain savings certificates and a joint checking account, which proceeds were with drawn from the bank shortly following the decedent’s death by his widow, defendant Mary Lou Collins. The jury awarded the plaintiff the proceeds of six savings certificates issued on various dates from 1974 through 1979, totaling $14,000. Defendant’s appeal raises the issue of the sufficiency of the evidence. Held:

Each of the six savings certificates at issue was…