Collins v. Collins' Administrator

Opinion of the .Court by

Judge Willis —

Reversing.

The crucial question in this case is whether a gift is accomplished by the deposit of money in a savings account in the name of infants, when accompanied by proof of subsequent statements of the depositor indicating an intention to pass title to the money, even though the depositor made withdrawals from the account for Ms own purposes.

James Urey Collins was married twice, had three children, and died intestate. James Verbal Collins and Clara Louise Collins were children of his first wife, who had died on June 14, 1922. Laverne Collins is the…