Malek v. Patten

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, which found defendant Donald W. Patten was entitled as joint tenant to three certificates of deposit and joint checking account funds. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

The issue on appeal is whether Ella D. Patten created valid joint tenancies in a joint checking account and certificates of deposit payable to “Ella D. Patten or Donald W. Patten.”

*240On December 13, 1965, Ella D. Patten (Ella) purchased with her own funds Certificate of Deposit No. 3379 from defendant First National Bank of Great…