Legal Opinion
Ebert v. Ritchey
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 14, 1983No. 1073, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
When Charles Ebert, a childless widower, died in 1978, he left five bank accounts, totaling approximately $86,794.16, and four siblings. The interest of the siblings in and to the principal of the bank accounts is the subject of this appeal.
The Facts
Prior to the death of Charles’s wife Louise in 1976, he and she jointly owned five bank accounts. After her death Charles substituted on the accounts the name of his youngest brother, Anthony Ebert (Anthony), for that of Louise. Upon the death of Charles, Anthony took possession of the indicia of the accounts which had been physically kept by…
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