Estate of Kinsey v. Janes

Peggy Bryant, Judge.

Defendants-appellants, certain heirs-at-law of decedent Wilhelmina S. Kinsey, appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, finding in favor of defendants-appellees, the designated beneficiaries of various of decedent’s payable on death (“POD”) accounts in the action of plaintiffs-appellees for a declaratory judgment as to the proper disposition of the proceeds of those accounts.

Prior to 1984, decedent entered into contractual relationships with three financial institutions, Ohio State Federal Savings & Loan Association (known later…