Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Bowdoin
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1989No. Record 880082PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
In this appeal, Malcolm B. Higgins, II, Executor of the Estate of Gladys L. Steel (Higgins), claims, on behalf of the estate, money which his decedent had placed in a joint money market account with Jacqueline L. Bowdoin (Bowdoin), an individual who was not related to the decedent. The account card identified the account as a survivorship account. Higgins demanded the money from the bank which refused to pay it to him. Instead, the bank paid the money to Bowdoin. Higgins sued, seeking a return of the money. The matter was tried to a jury. However, the trial court struck Higgins’ evidence at…
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