Branham v. Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ADAMS, Presiding Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether assets in a joint tenancy account at Stifel, Nico-laus & Company are the sole property of Appellee (Smith) as a surviving joint tenant, or whether they are assets of the estate of Lila Wright Branham, deceased. The trial court held the account had been established with full knowledge of the ramifications of placing the assets in a joint tenancy, and entered judgment in favor of Smith.

Appellant (Branham) argues the assets were held in trust by Smith and are part of the estate of their mother. He also claims the trial…