Freeman v. NBT Bank

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Devine, J.), entered July 10, 2007 in Schoharie County, which, among other things, denied defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment.

In June 1987, decedent opened a checking account at Central National Bank. On the signature card, decedent indicated that no right of survivorship was intended on the account. Thereafter, Central National Bank merged with defendant and, in December 2001, decedent added his sister, Jessie Tilison, as a signatory on the account. Decedent died in February 2003 and, two weeks later, Tilison withdrew all of the funds…