Hayes v. Rinehart

Opinion

W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from the dispute over a certificate of deposit account that Carolyn Hayes’ father, C.E. Rinehart, established in her name. C.E. Rinehart died testate in March of 1997, leaving his three children as his sole heirs at law. Carolyn Hayes, Kenneth Ray Rinehart, and Linda Ann Eckert Hill agreed not to probate their father’s will.

Kenneth Rinehart sued his sisters, Carolyn Hayes and Linda Hill, seeking partition of their father’s estate. Prior to his death, C.E. Rinehart had deposited monies in a certificate of deposit account with First…