Legal Opinion
Durnal v. Borg-Warner Acceptance Corp. (In Re DeMarco)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided May 14, 1990No. 29-00003PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
L. EDWARD FRIEND, II, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue in this adversary proceeding is one of ownership with respect to funds which were held in the name of the debtor and her father in a joint survivorship account. The debtor died during the bankruptcy proceedings. For the reasons that follow, the Court finds that ownership of these accounts vested in the father at the time of the debtor’s death.
The factual matters are not in dispute. Prior to the filing of the debtor’s bankruptcy petition, the debtor’s father, Charles D. Hall, purchased three Certificates of Deposit at…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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