Heyne v. Stenzhorn

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether the funds contained in two savings accounts are part of the assets of the deceased’s estate or whether they belong to the respondent herein, Elizabeth Stenzhorn, whose name appears on both accounts as joint tenant with the deceased. The Probate Court ruled in favor of the estate. By agreement of the parties, the cause in the Circuit Court was decided on the transcript of the evidence adduced in the Probate Court. The Circuit Court reversed.

The facts out of which this dispute arose are as follows. The deceased, Ida Kroeger, was a widow. Her…