Cook v. Lum

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

This case stands before the court on a special verdict, and the problem to be solved involves the legal efficacy of a gift of money.

The circumstances were these: The deceased, Ellen G. Green, who is here represented by her administrator, who is the defendant on this record, deposited with one Ease the sum of $2,316, who thereupon gave to the said Ellen a paper containing in column eight several sums in figures, which were footed up and amounted to the sum, just specified. The paper was dated “July 26th, 1890,” and there was no…