Moore v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a suit by the residuary legatees under the will of Nona Morton to determine the ownership of certain savings accounts established by Nona Morton in the Franklin Savings Association. The appellees are the named beneficiaries of the accounts who were named to receive the proceeds upon the decedent’s death. The trial court granted judgment for the named beneficiaries. The Court of Appeals reversed. See In re Estate of Morton, 12 Kan. App. 2d 26, 733 P.2d 834 (1987).

Prior to her death, Nona E. Morton established two savings accounts,…