Mowrey v. Jarvy

The defendant appeals from a decree impressing a trust upon $6,876.38 in his hands and awarding the fund to the plaintiff.

Before considering the merits of the controversy, it is necessary to consider certain procedural difficulties the parties have created by their pleadings. The plaintiff is the personal representative and heir of one Guy Lillich, deceased. Both Guy Lillich and the defendant Jarvy were surviving depositors of joint checking accounts with Daisy Randall, deceased. Daisy Randall was Guy Lillich’s sister, and the defendant’s mother. Jarvy is also Daisy Randall’s heir and…