In re the Estate of McCredy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDeyo, J.
Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate of Otsego County, made August 16,1947, in a discovery proceeding adjudging the petitioner to be the owner of certain bank accounts.
The decedent, some weeks before his death, and on July 29, 1944, handed the petitioner, who was his nephew, an envelope containing bank books representing the accounts in question standing in decedent’s name. The words of gift relied upon as testified to by a disinterested witness and corroborated by others, were, “ ‘ Wait a minute Mert, I’ve got something for you. # * * This is all I’ve got and you take care of me while I…
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