Blais v. Colebrook Guaranty Savings Bank

In June 1945 the plaintiff’s intestate opened a savings account with the defendant bank. From the time it was opened, until the death of the depositor on May 28, 1965, the *301account stood in his name. In the interim he alone made deposits and withdrawals, and at his death the account stood at $16,568.31. At some time between August 1, 1960, and August 5, 1963, at the depositor’s request, an employee of the bank typed upon its ledger card for the account: “ payable on death to Lucille Robinson, 478 Hillsboro St., Berlin, N. H. ” A similar notation was made upon the signature card, which bore the…