Howard v. Weathers

JUDITH Rogers, Judge.

The appellant, Naomi Stokes Howard, as executrix of the Estate of Frances Parette, brings this appeal from an order dismissing her complaint against appellee, Aubrey Weathers. As her only issue on appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in finding that a valid inter vivos gift had been made to appellee of money belonging to the deceased as the beneficiary of an estate, but which was retained by appellee after his discharge as the executor of that estate. We find merit in appellant’s argument and reverse.

Frances Parette and Juanita Richenback were sisters.…