Sullivan v. Chase Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

This cause is before us upon petition for constitutional writ and petition for entry of a decree in accordance with mandate of this court. The petitioner was appellant in this court upon an appeal from a summary final decree for the defendant. We reversed,1 using the following language:

“Since the evidence in the instant case shows conclusively that the joint bank account was established by Mrs. Sullivan as an attempted testamentary devise, it was error to hold that Mrs. Poster was entitled to the balance in the account at Mrs. Sullivan’s death. * * * The summary final decree is reversed and…