Sims v. Peoples Bank and Trust Co.

Robert Hale Goldsmith died on June 5, 1985, leaving a will that included the following provisions:

"IV.B. I give and bequeath to Mary Elizabeth Ritch Sims the sum of FORTY THOUSAND ($40,000) DOLLARS in cash, provided she survives me.

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"IV.D. I have obtained some certificates of deposit, or other cash accounts, in which I have placed the name of Mary Elizabeth Ritch Sims as joint account holder with me. . . . To the extent that [she] receive[s] any cash by reason of holding property jointly with me, those amounts shall be credited to the sum of money given to [her] by me, under this item…