Legal Opinion
Blue Valley Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Burrus
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1981No. WD31915PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.
Blue Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association filed an interpleader suit against Rufus Burrus, executor of the estate of Mona Beets Miles, and Sherman Miles for a determination of the ownership of a savings account. The court entered summary judgment in favor of Sherman Miles and Burrus has appealed.
On this appeal Burrus contends the savings account was not a valid trust, that Missouri has not adopted the “Totten trust” doctrine, and to hold the account belonged to Sherman violates the Statute of Wills. Affirmed.
In March, 1975, Mona Miles opened a savings account…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Lámar v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1964
- Seymour v. SeymourSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Bierau v. Bohemian Building, Loan & Savings Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- In Re Estate of JeruzalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Whitenton v. WhitentonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Blue Valley Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. BurrusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Willman v. PhelpsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Miles v. BurrusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Farrell v. CoulterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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