Searle v. Crampton

The finding, with such corrections as the appellant is entitled to, discloses the following facts: On March 28th, 1927, the defendant deposited 81000 with the Commercial Trust Company of New Britain and received a certificate of deposit of that amount payable to himself. On August 23d, 1927, the defendant, having had domestic difficulties with his wife and fearing that she might attach the money so deposited, delivered the certificate to the Trust Company and received from it a certificate of deposit of the same amount in the name of and payable to his father, Howard A. Crampton. In 1930,…