Legal Opinion
Garten v. Daley
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 22, 2004No. 51621-3-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchindler, J.
Edwina Garten, the personal representative of the Estate of Rudolph Krappes (the Estate) appeals the trial court’s decision to distribute funds owned by Rudolph Krappes to his niece Sondra Daley from their joint checking account with right of survivorship. The Estate contends that under the banking statute, chapter 30.22 RCW, Estate of Lennon v. Lennon ,1 and Estate of Tosh,2 the *656Estate owns the joint account funds because Daley withdrew them before Krappes died. We agree. The trial court erred when it concluded that the joint account established by Krappes created an ownership interest in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Sintra, Inc. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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- Scymanski v. DufaultWashington Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In the Matter of Estate of KrappesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
- Taufen v. Estate of KirpesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
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