Olson v. Washington

BISHOP, J., pro tem.

With the pleadings serving as a point of departure, this case was tried as an interpleader action. The bone of contention was the proceeds of a bank account, of more than $2,000, standing jointly with the right of survivorship in the names of Miss Sophie Olson, now deceased, and Anna Washington, the appellant. The rival claimants to the fund were appellant and the plaintiff in intervention, Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, as executor appointed in the estate of Miss Olson. The appellant’s claim was based on the fact that she was the survivor of the joint…