Beaver v. Redmond

Appellant contends that in order to sustain the joint and survivorship character of a bank account the survivor need prove no more than full compliance with the rules of the bank. We agree with this proposition and therefore disagree with the rationale of the Court of Appeals as expressed in *184the first four paragraphs of its syllabus (8 Ohio App. 2d 80). The accounts in this case were properly created with respect to form.

It does not necessarily follow, however, that the survivor is entitled to the balance of these accounts. As was stated in paragraph three of the syllabus in Fecteau v.…