Judkins v. Carpenter

We granted certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals as to its opinion in Columbia Savings and Loan Association v. Carpenter and Judkins, 33 Colo. App. 360, 521 P.2d 1299 (1974). We agree with the dissent in that case and reverse.

This was an interpleader action brought by the Columbia Savings and Loan Association to determine the ownership of a savings account. The account had been in the name of Marion Judkins, mother of the petitioner and grandmother of the respondent. On March 13, 1972, the grandmother signed a card placing the account in the names of the grandmother and the…