Matter of Estate of Crabtree

TERNUS, Justice.

Appellant, Mary Ann Crabtree, seeks damages resulting from the cashing of a certificate of deposit in the name of her father, Arehard A. Crabtree, and payable on his death to Mary Ann. This transaction was consummated before Crabtree’s death by Sherry Wurzer, Mary Ann’s sister and Crab-tree’s daughter, who was acting under a power of attorney. Because we find no merit in Mary Ann’s challenge to Sherry’s action, we affirm the district court judgment dismissing Mary Ann’s claim.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On March 4, 1991, Crabtree deposited $20,000 in a one-year…