Lemon v. Foulston

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

The question presented in this appeal concerns ownership of United States Savings Bonds, Series G, issued in the name of co-owners, and arises out of the following:

Bates T. Hamilton and Dimmie E. Hamilton, who had been married in 1911, were divorced on February 6,1946, the decree of divorce making no provision for settlement of any property rights between them. On February 7, 1946, the two went to the Fourth National Bank in Wichita, in which they had a joint account, where the sum of $4,800 was withdrawn and eight bonds of the above series…