Legal Opinion
Melton v. Ensley
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 1967No. 8681PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TITUS, Judge.
L. Elmo Melton died July 20, 1966, and his sister, Lenora B. Melton, as administratrix of the estate, instituted this declaratory judgment suit in the Circuit Court of Jasper County seeking to have the estate declared owner of a checking account, two certificates of deposit and two savings accounts. Each certificate and account was payable to decedent and Oba T. Ensley in the particular fashion we shall see anon. For brevity we frequently hereafter refer to Mr. Melton and Mrs. Ensley as Elmo and Oba. Answering the petition, Oba asseverated she and Elmo were joint owners with…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Commerce Trust Co. v. WattsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- McDougal v. McDougalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
- Simonich v. WiltSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
- Leuzinger v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- Dickinson v. Bankers Life & Casualty CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Carroll v. HahnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
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