James v. Elder

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Mrs. Etha King Elder died testate on June 14, 1986. Her executor, the appellee herein, filed the present action to obtain a judicial declaration that the estate was entitled to the proceeds of certain checking and savings accounts which Mrs. Elder had maintained jointly in her name and that of her daughter, the appellant herein. The appellee also sought certain ancillary injunctive relief. Following a bench trial, the court ruled that the funds belonged to the estate, prompting the daughter to file this appeal.

There is no question that each of the five accounts in…