Chadrow v. Kellman

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

Appellant is the claimant of the contents of a safe deposit box in the joint names of a decedent and her own. The court below ruled that claimant did not establish ownership of the contents under a valid inter vivos gift since there was no delivery, actual or constructive, sufficient to divest donor of all dominion over such property and invest donee with ownership, possession or control. The appeal followed.

The hearing judge made the following findings of fact, which are not disputed:

*239“On May 4, 1950, William Chadrow [decedent] rented a safe deposit box,…