Mitts v. Williams

Plaintiff in this case, as administrator of.the estate of Sarah Jane Maleo, brought suit in the circuit court to recover money alleged- to belong to the estate, said money consisting of the proceeds of a savings account in the Old Kent Bank of Grand Rapids. Mrs. Maleo died October 13, 1945. Prior to her death the account stood in the joint names of Mrs. Maleo and her daughter, the defendant in the case. After the mother’s death defendant drew from the bank the balance of $1,453.29 remaining in the account. Plaintiff alleged in his declaration that the money was the sole property of Mrs. Maleo…