Braegger v. Loveland

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiff O. D. Lund as administrator of the estate of William Braegger claims $45,-000 which was held in a joint savings account with the defendant, Emma Braegger Loveland, decedent’s sister, who also asserts ownership of the fund. After a trial the court awarded one-half to each, from which judgment defendant appeals.

William Braegger was a bachelor. By the time of his death on October 6, 1959, at the age of 70, he had accumulated a considerable estate including the bank account in controversy. He had been suffering from cancer and about two months prior to his death had…