Heyser v. Crane

Appeal in this case is from a final decree entered by the chancellor in an interpleader suit finding that Martha E. Leak intended to give to Martha Crane Linton three United States Liberty Bonds; that she transferred them by constructive or symbolical delivery which was complete in view of the circumstances surrounding the transaction; that they were accepted by the donee; and that the gift was made in the apprehension of death.

Having declared the gift a valid one, causa mortis, the chancellor ordered the executors of the estate of Martha E. Leak to place the property in the hands of the…