Willig v. Shelnutt

Johnson, Judge.

Sheryl Willig, as administratrix of the estate of her grandmother, Estelle Jolly, sued Sandra Shelnutt, Willig’s sister, claiming that when Jolly died, Shelnutt improperly converted to her own use funds from two joint bank accounts bearing Shelnutt’s and Jolly’s names. Shelnutt moved for summary judgment, relying on OCGA § 7-1-813 (a), which provides that “[s]ums remaining on deposit at the death of a party to a joint account belong to the surviving party or parties as against the estate of the decedent, unless there is clear and convincing evidence of a different intention at…