Bowie v. Phenix-Girard Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
Emily Frances Barnett, on July 11, 1936, six weeks before her death, transferred her bank account and deposited her funds, $3,-077.32, in Phenix-Girard Bank bn joint savings account of herself, under the name of Emily Frances Grant, her maiden name, and three of her grandchildren, George William Matthews, James Hamilton Matthews and Martha Sue Matthews, as their joint property, to pass in case of death to the survivor, and subject to withdrawal on the order of either or the survivor. . At the same time she executed to the same granddaughter a deed to real estate, some 60…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. v. BorroughsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Wright v. MenefeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
3Cited by2 opinions
- Clark v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- Ex parte GriffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963