Castle v. Wightman

This is a petition in equity wherein the petitioner, as he is executor of the will of Alice A. Prior, late of Malden, deceased, prays to be instructed to whom “a joint account” in the Malden Co-operative Bank standing in the name of the deceased “and/or Alice Wightman” “is payable.” After hearing the judge entered a decree that “the account represented by said pass book is the property of said Alice A. Wightman.” The latter is the Alice Wight-man before referred to. The case comes before us on the appeal of certain residuary legatees under the will of Alice A. Prior, who will be referred to…