Indian Head National Bank v. Simonsen

This is an action by the bank to determine the rightful owner of a savings account. The principal issue is whether the Master (Leonard C. Hardwick, Esq.) properly excluded evidence at a hearing on the issue and properly found for the defendant Agnes Simonsen, who is Edwin’s mother, on the grounds of res judicata. We hold that he did.

This case arose as an offshoot to the lengthy and somewhat complicated divorce proceeding between Joan D. Simonsen and Edwin C. Simonsen. While the divorce proceeding was still pending, Joan D. Simonsen, through her attorney, made representations to the bank that…