Sloan v. Jones

This is a contest between the heirs of a deceased wife and the administrator of her deceased husband over a fund which was deposited in a Tennessee bank in the name of “Joe Tatum or wife” when both Joe Tatum and wife were residents of Tennessee. Subsequent to this deposit Joe Tatum and wife moved to the State of Ala bama where the wife pre-deceased her husband who subsequently died and the administrator (the appellant herein) qualified as administrator of his estate. Obviously the administrator takes the position that this estate created an estate by the entireties and upon the death of the…