In Re Estate of Marx

The administrator of the estate of the decedent, Eddie M. Marx, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Cook County to recover monies held in a joint savings account in the name of the decedent and Miriam Saunders, the mother of his illegitimate daughter, Eulanda.

The decedent died intestate on August 26, 1971, survived by his widow and two sons of the marriage, aged 23 and 25 at the time of trial in March, 1972. He had not lived with his wife and family for some years prior to his death.

On November 14, 1959, the decedent opened a savings account at the Chicago City Bank, and on October 16,…