Holloway v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.

WHICHARD, Justice.

On 13 October 1975, Wachovia Bank (“Wachovia”) issued a $20,000.00 certificate of deposit to “Timmy S. Holloway, Jr., by Rountree Crisp, Sr., Agent.” At the time Timmy (“Timothy”) was a six-year-old minor. Crisp died on 5 April 1978. At Crisp’s death, the certificate of deposit in Timothy’s name with Crisp as agent was found in Crisp’s safe deposit box, along with two other certificates of deposit. One was in the name of “Rountree Crisp, agent for Marcia Coleman,” and the other was in the name of “Rountree Crisp, Agent for Rountree Crisp, Jr.” Wachovia paid the latter two…