Legal Opinion

Tucker v. Tucker

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 5, 1908PublishedCited by 51 opinions

Appeal from Linn District Court.— ITon. Milo P. Smith, Judge. Each action was for the recovery of the possession of a certificate of deposit. In the last, six shares of bank stock also were claimed. In each a verdict was directed for the plaintiff therein, and judgments entered accordingly. The defendant appeals.—

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.

A. C. Tucker died testate May 15, 1906, leaving a widow, the executrix, and two sons, the respective plaintiffs, children by a former wife. On January 11, 1905, he had deposited in the Coggon State Bank the sum of $4,-500, and a like sum March 9th of the same year, receiving certificates of deposit from the bank bearing interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum upon return after the lapse of a year. The cashier testified that about the middle of November, 1905, at deceased’s request, he called at his house and wrote across the back of the certificates first mentioned, “ Pay to George…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Martin v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. TodTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Davis v. NeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  4. First National Bank v. HollandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
  5. Jacobs v. JolleyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1902

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Innes v. PotterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  2. Shepard v. ShepardMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
  3. In Re Estate of ConnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  4. In Re Estate of WinklerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
  5. Jones v. NicholasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

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