Sams v. Crone

MAUCK, PJ.

In this court the plaintiff in error has frankly stated that he claims for his decedent no title to the certificate of deposit in question by reason of the language in the instrument that provided for payment, to Joseph Crone in case of the death of Jennie. The position of the plaintiff in error is, however, that while his decedent took nothing because of this language he was nevertheless the owner of the certificate because, as he claims, Jennie Crone gave the certificate to Joseph Crone after its issue by the bank. There is testimony to this effect. Catherine Crone, the widow of…