Wood v. McClellan

RAWLS, Judge.

Appellant, Marjorie M. Wood, individually and as executrix of her father’s estate, appeals an adverse final judgment in a case involving a gift of funds in a joint savings account.

Appellant primarily contends that the trial court erred in concluding that there was no completed gift inter vivos when appellant’s deceased father, before his death, attempted to transfer $15,000 from his individual savings account to a joint account with right of survivorship. Appellant further asserts that the court erred in awarding costs and fees.

The circumstances surrounding this case are as…