Brown v. Vinson

■ Mr. Justice TomliNSou

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a snit between the administrator of Boh Brown’s estate and Letha and Oik Vinson as to which is the owner of four United States War Savings Bonds (Series E) purchased by and registered in the name of the intestate, Bob Brown. He folded these bonds one over the other and on the outside bond penciled the following: “To Letha Vinson and (Oik) Vinson. Bob Brown,” and thereupon delivered them to Vinson and wife as a gift inter vivos. Brown died a few weeks later.

The administrator instituted this replevin suit for recovery of the…