Rogers v. Shelton

OPINION

MeCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The issue is whether the mere adding of a name and signature to an existing joint account with right of survivorship creates a right of survivorship in the person added to the account.

Plaintiffs, Dollie R. Shelton and Horace W. Shelton, Co-Independent Executors of the Estate of Coy 0. Rogers, sued defendant, 0. Raymond Rogers, Jr., seeking a declaratory judgment that the addition of the name and signature of defendant to the existing joint account with right of surviv-orship did not create a right of survivorship in favor of defendant. The depository bank, The…