Glenn v. Fugett

TURNAGE, Judge.

L. D. Glenn, Jr., executor of the estate of Jesse (Jess) Fugett, filed a petition in the probate court in which he sought to establish title to a bank account. The petition alleged a controversy had arisen among the heirs as to whether or not the bank account should be included as an asset of the estate. The probate court determined the bank account was in the joint ownership of Jess Fugett and his wife Maggie Fugett so that the same became the sole property of Maggie on the death of Jess.

Elaine Jacobs and Helen Jacobs, daughters of Jess by a previous marriage, appealed to the…