Legal Opinion

McCullough v. Forrest

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided December 4, 1914PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Backes, V. C.

The complainant’s intestate, Mary McCullough, had on deposit with the Trenton Savings Fund Society upwards of $2,700. On March 19th, 1912, she caused her account to be changed upon the card system of the society and upon her pass-book by adding .the name of her sister, the defendant, so that thereafter the account stood in the name of “Mary McCullough or Annie Forrest.” Miss McCullough had but a single purpose in making the change, which was that the fund or chose in action, or as much thereof as remained, should pass to her sister at her death — purely a testamentary…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Rice v. Bennington County Savings BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
  2. Brown's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Commercial Trust Co. v. WhiteNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
  4. Reeves v. ReevesNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
  5. Christensen v. Ogden State BankUtah Supreme Court · 1930

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