Legal Opinion
Ralston v. Etowah Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 22, 1993No. A92A1946, A92A1947PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
In 1981, James Carson and his wife, Viola Carson, created a joint checking account with right of survivorship in their names at Etowah Bank. See OCGA § 7-1-810 et seq. In 1986, Ms. Carson requested the Bank to add her nephew, Joseph Ralston, as a party to the joint account. The Bank added Ralston to the existing account without notifying Mr. Carson, or otherwise obtaining his approval. See OCGA § 7-1-814. Ms. Carson died on March 7, 1988, and on March 10, 1988, at Ralston’s request, the Bank transferred $50,000 from the joint account into an account established at the Bank…
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