Greig v. Johnson

This action arose on complaint by the plaintiff, the administrator to collect for the estate of his mother, against the defendants, Denell Johnson and Exchange National Bank of Chicago, for funds defendant Johnson received from the decedent and deposited in her own name with the defendant bank. The court without a jury found that no trust was created upon receipt of the funds, but it determined that the estate was the owner of the funds. Defendant Johnson appeals from the decree awarding the funds to the estate.

The plaintiff’s mother, Lois Mildred Wright, met defendant Johnson while Mrs.…