Davis v. Jackson

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Don L. Davis, a widower, on February 7, 1957, deposited $10,000 with the Piggott Federal Savings and Loan Association, receiving a Savings Share Account certificate. This certificate was issued in the name “Don L. Davis or Patricia Jackson (a granddaughter).” In October, 1957, Davis married Lucy Copeland Davis, appellant herein. On January 3, 1958, Davis presented his savings book to the Association, stated that he had married, and would like to change the account to show his wife’s name, Lucy Copeland Davis, rather than the name of the granddaughter. In…