Legal Opinion

Wacikowski v. Wacikowski

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 25, 1983PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In an action to declare plaintiff the sole owner of moneys in a savings account, defendant Ziggie A. Wacikowski appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Shaw, J.), dated September 10,1982, which granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. Judgment affirmed, with costs. Plaintiff, an elderly woman of foreign birth, first opened the bank account at issue in 1947. In 1960 she added the name of defendant Ziggie A. Wacikowski, her son, to the account with a signature card which stated “so that either of us or the survivor may draw”. Plaintiff asserts that she never…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walsh v. KeenanNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  2. Phillips v. PhillipsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. Filippi v. FilippiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Cinquemani v. CinquemaniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  5. In re the Estate of MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of FriedmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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  3. Viggiano v. ViggianoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Fragetti v. FragettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. In re the Estate of RichichiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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