Iacometti v. Frassinelli

NEARN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Chancellor which decreed that certain funds in joint savings accounts, with right of survivorship, did not pass to the survivor, but were assets of the estate of the deceased joint owner.

At the outset, the writer of this opinion will note that this case originated in Part II of the Chancery Court of Shelby County, over which Court I, at one time, presided. The Technical Record reveals that this suit was filed and a Pro Confesso taken prior to the time I assumed that Chancery bench. However, the Technical Record does also reveal that during…