Vogele v. Estate of Schock

Defendant Estate appeals the summary judgment of the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, Dawson County, in favor of plaintiff John Vogele. We affirm.

The Estate presents two issues for our review:

1. Did the District Court err in finding that the ownership interest created by the certificates of deposit was a joint tenancy?

2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in granting Vogele’s motion for summary judgment?

On December 22, 1982, the First National Bank and Trust of Wibaux, Montana, issued two certificates of deposit (C.D.s) to Elsie May Schock and her children, John J.…