Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Lohr
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 9, 1972No. [No. 195, September Term, 1971.]PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
This dispute between two sisters over the ownership of funds withdrawn from the savings account of their deceased mother will naturally lead to a review of the Maryland cases which have developed a distinction between rights which may be asserted by a co-owner or surviving owner of a savings account in two names. The critical issue in most of these cases is whether or not there was evidence of an intention by the depositor to bring a trust relationship into being or to make a perfected inter vivos gift.
A summary of the material facts which underlay the controversy will lend understanding to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Milholland v. WhalenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1899
- Whalen v. MilhollandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1899
- Taylor v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1878
- Strickler Engineering Corp. v. Seminar, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- White v. FrielCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Lynx, Inc. v. Ordnance Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Remsburg v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
- Seaboard Surety Co. v. Richard F. Kline, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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