Gonsalves v. Cataldo

Plaintiff initiated this action against her stepfather to recover monies allegedly deposited in a bank account for her benefit by the defendant pursuant to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. Defendant claimed that he opened the account in error. The court found for the defendant and the plaintiff appealed.

The trial court found that the defendant did not make a gift to the plaintiff pursuant to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act There were no other written findings. This is a finding of fact from which there is no appeal. Scanzillo v. North American Phillips Lighting Corporation, 1989 Mass. App.…