Mucha v. Jackson

Complainant, the daughter of defendant, brings this suit to compel defendant to transfer to her a deposit in the Paterson National Bank. In 1912 complainant was one year old. Her father opened the account in the bank under the name "Thomas J. Jackson, trustee for Muriel Jackson." From time to time over a period of many years, additional deposits were made almost entirely from the small cash savings of defendant. The only withdrawal from the account was on one occasion when the sum of $50 was used to purchase a liberty bond in the name of complainant and later when this was sold, the proceeds…