Dunn v. German-American Bank
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. ~W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The language of the donor in making the gift, coupled with the delivery of the certificate of deposit to Thomas Dunn made a complete donatio causa mortis, notwithstanding the paper was not indorsed, and such delivery conveyed to the donee the title to the property given for the purpose indicated by the donor. Trorlichtv. Weizenecker, 1 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. ~W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The language of the donor in making the gift, coupled with the delivery of the certificate of deposit to Thomas Dunn made a complete donatio causa mortis, notwithstanding the paper was not indorsed, and such delivery conveyed to the donee the title to the property given for the purpose indicated by the donor. Trorlichtv. Weizenecker, 1 Mo. App. 182; Wright v. Wright, 1 Cow. 598; Contant v. Schuyler, 1 Paige Oh. 316; Nelson v. Sudiek, 40 Mo. App. 342; Shackelford v. Brown, 80 Mo. 546. The gift and delivery in this case…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, P. J.
On August 6, 1887, the defendant bank issued its certificate of deposit to John T. Dunn, payable at six months. Within three months-thereafter Dunn died intestate, leaving a widow and two children surviving him in Cork, Ireland.
On March 17, 1888, the plaintiff sued the bank on said certificate; his petition, omitting formal portions,, *94being as follows: That on the sixth day of August, 1887, one John T. Dunn deposited in said defendant bank the sum of $2,639, and received therefrom a certificate of such deposit, duly signed by the cashier of said bank, in words and figures as follows, to-wit:
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