Osius v. Dingell

Defendants appeal from a judgment restoring 200 shares of Toledo Edison stock to plaintiff as sole owner. Previously, plaintiff had purchased the stock and registered it in her name and that of Louis F. Dingell and Helen J. Dingell “as. joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common.” Defendants Louis F. and Helen J. Dingell are the parents of David Dingell, a minor. Plaintiff is not related to either defendant by blood or by marriage.

At the time of trial in 1963, plaintiff, a widow since 1933, was around 90 years of age and resided in a home for the aged. After serving…