Givens v. Rose

James R. Givens, personal representative of the e'state of Mary Ellen Givens, brought this action in the Pike Circuit Court wherein he sought to recover certain certificates of deposit and a checking account held in joint names by the decedent and her two sisters, Betty Bailey and Pauline Rose, at the Citizens State Bank of Petersburg. James Givens filed Petitions for Disclosure against respondents Pauline Rose and against the husband of the deceased’s sister, Betty Bailey.

Each petition alleged that the bank accounts belonged to the estate of the decedent and that all or most of the funds…