Bostrom v. Nat. Bk. of McKeesport

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

To recover on a savings account alleged to have been held by the entireties, the present action of assumpsit was instituted by C. J. Bostrom and wife. After the death of the former it was prosecuted by the wife alone. Defendant resisted the claim of the wife on the ground that the account was not by the entireties. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant following which the court entered judgment for plaintiff n. o. v. This appeal followed.

The decisive evidence on both sides as to the nature of the account is documentary. The account was originally in the name…