Jones v. Robinson

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Mary C. Jones, filed a petition seeking a declaration of her right of survivorship in a checking account. Appellees asserted their rights to the funds in the account as beneficiaries and representatives of an estate. The trial court held that appellant had failed to establish that the account was held jointly with right of survivorship. The appeal is here on certification from the Court of Appeals. We affirm.

On October 2,1973, Avis Lindsey and her husband, Claude, opened a joint checking account with right of survivorship. On October 19,1974, Claude…