Nelson v. Nelson

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

A widow sues here to reach funds deposited in a bank account in joint names of her deceased husband and his sister. Plaintiff’s theory is that the account in question was established and the funds deposited were transferred in fraud of her marital rights. The underlying facts are essentially undisputed, the issue being what inferences and legal conclusions are to be drawn therefrom.

Plaintiff and her deceased husband, Jack Clifford Nelson (called “Cliff”), were married on September 19, 1964, on which date she was 24 years of age and he was 49. At the time of the marriage she…