Seman v. Lewis

This is an appeal from the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, Montana, in which the Honorable James E. Purcell granted summary judgment in favor of Judy Lewis, respondent. Francis Seman, personal representative of Gary Seman’s estate, appeals. We affirm.

The issue presented for our review is whether a bank signature card which designates an account as “joint” creates a joint tenancy with right of survivorship or a tenancy in common.

The undisputed facts of the case at bar are as follows:

Gary Seman died intestate. Appellant, Francis Seman, was appointed personal representative of…