Lappin v. Lucurell

Facts Of Case

Mr. Clair W. Wilson transferred $16,000 to his niece on April 10, 1970, and thereafter died on October 3, 1971. Suit was brought by the administratrix of Mr. Wilson’s estate against the niece and her husband seeking recovery of the $16,000 plus interest.

This litigation was to establish whether the sum of money in question was a loan, in which event it should be repaid to the decedent’s estate, or a gift to the niece and therefore hers by right.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendants, finding in effect that the money was a gift to the niece. Plaintiff’s motion for judgment…