Mancuso v. United Bank of Pueblo

• Opinion by

Judge RULAND.

In this action concerning a bank’s right of setoff against funds held in a joint account, plaintiff, Grace Mancuso, appeals the summary judgment entered against her on her claims against defendant, United Bank of Pueblo. We affirm.

After her husband died, plaintiff moved to Pueblo with the remaining assets from her marriage. There, in 1977, she and her son opened a joint tenancy checking account with the bank. Plaintiff was the sole source of funds deposited to the account. According to plaintiff’s affidavit, the joint account was selected, at the suggestion of a bank…