Jackson Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Seabaugh

JAMES D. CLEMENS, Special Judge.

This case began as an equitable action in interpleader over a savings and loan account of $3,269.48. Plaintiff paid the money into court and was discharged. A family fight ensued. Appellant and respondent each claimed to be the surviving joint tenant of the deceased co-depositor. Respondent Lucy Seabaugh prevailed and this appeal followed. The issue: Are the parties’ rights to the deposit as between themselves, to be determined by formal requirements governing the method of transferring such accounts ?

The fund now in dispute began when M. W. Seabaugh, now…