Legal Opinion

Fell Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1952No. Appeal, 2PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

On June 26, 1943, Joseph Fell opened a savings account in the First National Bank of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, with a deposit of $1250.00. On June 9, 1944, while depositing an additional $720, he had title in the passbook changed to the names of “Joseph Fell or Mary E. Sullivan.” He obtained at the same time from the bank teller a so-called signature card which recited: “We, the undersigned, hereby declare that we are joint owners of the money deposited in the account which we have. opened in our names in the First National Bank of Pen Argyl, Pa., in savings…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cochrane's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Lochinger v. HanlonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Mader v. StemlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Keyser's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Culhane's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Furjanick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. King EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Martella EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  4. Chadrow v. KellmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Amour EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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