Leadman v. First Nat. Bank of Shreveport

LAND, Justice.

Gabe M. Leadman, Sr., died in the city qf Shreveport, La., in April, 1926. He was survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie T, Leadman, now Mrs. Brewster, and one child of the marriage, then a minor, the present plaintiff.

Deceased left considerable estate, the usufruct of which was left by will to the surviving widow.

From the proceeds of life insurance, the widow received $25,000, and the son, $15,-000. These amounts were deposited in defendant bank in two separate accounts, one styled “Mrs. Jessie T. Leadman,” and the other “Mrs. Jessie T. Leadman, Tutrix Gabe M. Leadman, Jr.”

Pursuant…