Jonek v. Gromada

The plaintiffs, as co-administrators of the estate of Frank Gromada, deceased, brought this action to recover the proceeds of a savings account established by the decedent in 1961 and standing in the name of “Frank Gromada or John Gromada payable to either or the survivor” at decedent’s death, at which time the passbook was in the possession of John Gromada. The plaintiffs allege that the decedent had the defendant’s name put on said account for convenience only and that no gift “in praesenti” was effected. The defendant denied that his name was added to the account for convenience only.…