Souza v. First National Bank of Hanford

This action was brought by Belle Souza as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, J ose A. Souza, to recover for the estate represented by her, money which was on deposit with the defendant bank at the time of Souza’s death. At that time the money was in a savings account, and from the bank records appeared to have been payable either to Jose A. Souza, the deceased, or to John A. Souza, his brother. Defendant John A. Souza asserted in defense, and in this defense he was joined by the bank, that the money represented by the deposit had been transferred to him by his brother for…