Legal Opinion

Vetter v. Hampton

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 1978No. 77-435PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Neill, C. J.

In her propositions of law, appellant contends that: (1) “A physician’s testimony cannot as a matter of law be dispositive of the issue of an individual’s competency * * * when the trier of fact has found that physician’s credibility to be strained, and there is probative evidence to rebut the physician’s conclusion”; (2) “[t]he trial court’s findings on competency and undue influence were not against the manifest weight of the evidence”; and (3) “[a] joint and survivorship account is *230an intervivos contract and its validity is based npon contract law, not gift law; consequently, there is no…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cleveland Trust Co. v. ScobieOhio Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Union Properties, Inc. v. Cleveland Trust Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Beaver v. RedmondOhio Supreme Court · 1967
  4. In re Estate of DuiguidOhio Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Steinhauser v. RepkoOhio Supreme Court · 1972

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Dale J. Leininger v. Sue Ann LeiningerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Thompson v. BottsOhio Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Estate of Cowling v. Estate of CowlingOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Wright v. BloomOhio Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. WarrixOhio Court of Appeals · 2015

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