Beehive State Bank v. Rosquist

The observations of this author well might be labeled an Anatomy of Near Murder of a Utah Joint Account. It all started after Holt v. Bayles,1 which involved a joint bank account created about 36 years ago by Anna and Emma Bayles. About $13,000 of Anna’s money was deposited in a local bank under a written agreement2 to the effect that it was owned jointly with right of survivorship, and with right of withdrawal by either. Anna died and Emma, as survivor, withdrew the money. She admitted she contributed nothing to the fund. When asked “When were you tó have the money ? ” she frankly answered…