Phillips v. Cash

WATT, Justice:

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1981, Hazel G. Luce purchased three Certificates of Deposit. Two years later, she created a joint tenancy account for the three CDs, naming appellee, Fred T. Cash, as the co-tenant. On March 16, 1984, Ms. Luce died. Her will was admitted to probate August 22, 1984, with appellant Robert D. Phillips, Sr., as personal representative of the estate.

On September 26, 1984, Phillips filed a civil action in the District Court of Rogers County challenging Cash’s interest in the CDs. At the conclusion of the September 12, 1985, trial, a jury found…