Pressler v. Lytle State Bank

OPINION

DUNCAN, Justice.

Lillian J. Pressler appeals the trial court’s judgment declaring the funds in a bank account to be the property of the Estate of J.D. Weaver. Pressler contends the account was a joint account with right of survivorship and, as the survivor, she should recover the funds. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

Shortly after becoming his wife’s guardian, J.D. Weaver opened Lytle State Bank Account Number 508845, an individual account styled “Christine Graham Weaver; J.D. Weaver as Guardian.” Initially, only J.D. Weaver was…