Ruffalo v. Savage

The facts are not in dispute. The question for decision is whether the parents, who made the deposits from their own money, or the estate of the deceased son has legal title to the proceeds of this savings account. Appellant contends that when the parents deposited the money in the name of the decedent title immediately vested in him, relying on Estate of Staver (1935), 218 Wis. 114, 260 N. W. 655. He further argues that if delivery of the passbooks was necessary this was complied with when the mother gave the passbooks to the son to make withdrawals as heretofore set forth. The trial court…