Legal Opinion

Gerry v. Gerry

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 1925No. 19307. Department TwoPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.

— This appeal involves the ownership of, and the right to, three certificates of deposit which appellant, in whose name they stand and to whom they were issued by the banks of deposit, claims as a gift from her deceased husband, John Gerry. Respondents are the children of the deceased and his first wife, whose name was also Sarah Gerry. Respondents contend that the certificates of deposit represent money which belonged to their deceased father, and that he never made gifts of them to appellant, and that she, as executrix of his last will and testament, should be required to account for them…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lough v. John Davis & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
  2. State ex rel. Cardin v. McClellanTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Knowles v. SlocumWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Jackson v. LamarWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Southern Railway Co. v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hesthagen v. HarbyWashington Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Hickman v. BarrettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  3. Stell Co. v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Reinhardt v. FlemingWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Hesthagen v. HarbyWashington Supreme Court · 1971

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