Rawlins v. Campbell

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff brought suit, seeking to recover for appellee-defendant’s alleged conversion of funds from an account which had been opened at a financial institution. Appellee answered and, after discovery, moved for summary judgment. The evidence established that, as the account was originally created, appellee and E. D. Rawl-ins were joint tenants with the right of survivorship. Prior to his death, however, Rawlins had purported to add the name of appellant to the account and appellant signed the signature card as the ostensible third joint tenant. After Rawlins’ death,…