Guest v. Stone

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Whatever might have been the intention of the deceased or the understanding of Mrs. Stone, a solution as to the legal effect of the foregoing transactions will best be determined by an application of the process of elimination.

The original deposit of $2000 with the notation, “Mrs. Lessie Stone beneficiary in case of death,” and signed by the deceased, standing alone, is clearly testamentary, and not being executed with the formality required of a will, would convey no interest therein to her. '

We next consider the circumstances…